verb
- yearning deeply; feeling a lingering desire or longing
Usage: present participle of ‘pine’
noun
- the act or state of yearning deeply for someone or something
Examples
- She was pining for her hometown after moving abroad.
- He spent months pining after his ex-girlfriend.
- The dog was pining for its owner while they were away.
- Her pining for the old days was evident in her voice.
- Stop pining over what you can’t have and focus on the present.
- The pining in his eyes was unmistakable when he spoke of her.