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repine |
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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