noun
Meaning 1
A repining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
repine
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: rĭpīnʹ
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpaɪn/
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General-American: rĭpīnʹ
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General-American: /ɹɪˈpaɪn/
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General-American: /ɹə-/
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rhymes with -aɪn
verb
Meaning 2
To complain; to regret; to fret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, literary
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verb
Meaning 3
To long for (something) discontentedly; to pine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, literary
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verb
Meaning 4
express discontent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
History
Etymology
Believed to have been formed (with uncertainty, due to the unusual formation) as re- + pine, with the verb giving rise to the noun (first attested in 1529 and 1593 respectively); compare the Middle English verb repinen (“(uncertain) to cause trouble to someone, grieve”) (from pīnen (“to cause pain, grieve, hurt, trouble; to starve, pine; to torment, torture”), from Old English pīnian), which may be related.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: оплаквам се (oplakvam se) — to complain, regret
- Czech: soužit se — to complain, regret
- Polish: narzekać — to complain, regret
- Polish: skarżyć się — to complain, regret
- Portuguese: lamentar-se — to complain, regret
- Portuguese: reclamar — to complain, regret