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pining away

pining away is the present participle and gerund 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 pining away

What is pining away the present participle and gerund of?
Pining away is the present participle and gerund of pine away.

Words near pining away in the dictionary

  1. Pinilla
  2. Pinillas
  3. pinin
  4. Pininfarina
  5. pining
  6. pining away
  7. pining stool
  8. pining stools
  9. piningly
  10. pinings
  11. pinion

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