pining
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
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anhelo
- The music and the pining voice of the singer perfectly reflect the mood of the story.
Examples
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Well, all that heartache and pining and...
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My whole being is in pining.
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It's no good pining for my brother Richard.
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But it ain't no good pining over what you ain't got, is it?
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Look, I don't do this pining thing well... so why don't you figure out what the hell it is you want... and let me know?
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It's a natural human instinct, this pining away at the office window, this emotional itch to break out, and finally the luxuriant relief to be in the open again.
Blog text (3) -
You might understand this... unrequited pining thing or whatever you're doing with Popcorn Girl, but... to actually have the girl, to have her love you... like, start a family together... to know someone in such a perfect way, like completely, that's the best, man.
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I think I've seen that done well exactly once, and even that's debatable (I am referencing all the pining that went on in Gundam 79).
Blog text (3) -
They are the wistful daydreams of those pining for a time in the past when everything was produced, managed, operated, and serviced locally by (insert your western country's name here) employees.
Blog text (34) -
After years apart, she often felt a deep, melancholic pining for her childhood friends.
Synonyms
69
4.2
A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
31
4.2
A strong desire to do or have something
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6.6
A strong wish to have or do something
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5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
Antonyms
How Longing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pining comes from an old verb that meant 'to suffer' or 'be punished', and is related to the Latin word poena meaning 'penalty'. So, over time the idea shifted to the kind of suffering you feel when you miss someone, which is why pining means a deep, sad longing.