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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repine  \Re*pine"\  (r?-p?n"),  v.  i.  [Pref.  re-  +  pine  to 
  languish.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repine  \Re*pine"\,  n. 
  Vexation;  mortification.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  repine 
  v  :  express  discontent 




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