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Pronunciation : Re*pine" (r-pn")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. re- + pine to languish.]
Definition : 1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser.

2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*pine"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913