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pines away

pines away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pine away.

Meaning of pine away

Verb

pine away (third-person singular simple present pines away, present participle pining away, simple past and past participle pined away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

Questions about pines away

What is pines away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pines away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pine away.

Words near pines away in the dictionary

  1. Pineronian
  2. Pineros
  3. piners
  4. pinery
  5. pines
  6. pines away
  7. pinesap
  8. pinesaps
  9. pinest
  10. pineta
  11. pineth

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