pining

  • 1Pining — Pin ing, a. 1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Wasting; consuming. The pining malady of France. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Pining — Didrik Pining (auch Dietrich und Diderik; * um 1428 in Hildesheim; † 1491 in Vardø) war ein deutscher Seefahrer, der 1473, 19 Jahre vor Kolumbus, Amerika entdeckt haben soll. Pining begann seine Karriere als Piratenjäger im Nordatlantik. Er stand …

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  • 3Pining — Original name in latin Pining Name in other language Pedeng, Penaeng, Pining State code ID Continent/City Asia/Jakarta longitude 4.1064 latitude 97.5886 altitude 382 Population 0 Date 2013 07 07 …

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  • 4Pining — Pine Pine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pining}.] [AS. p[=i]nan to torment, fr. p[=i]n torment. See 1st {Pine}, {Pain}, n. & v.] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 5pining disease — noun see pining I, 2 …

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  • 6pining — pin·ing (pīnґing) enzootic marasmus in Scotland due to cobalt deficiency; called also pine …

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  • 7pining — Synonyms and related words: Heimweh, aching, agony, anguish, bowed down, care, carking care, cast down, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, dashed, decadent, declining, degenerate, dejected, depressed, desiderium, despairing, despondent,… …

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  • 8pining — paɪn n. type of tree v. long for, crave, yearn; desire, want …

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  • 9pining — pin·ing …

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  • 10pining — noun a feeling of deep longing • Derivationally related forms: ↑pine • Hypernyms: ↑longing, ↑yearning, ↑hungriness • Hyponyms: ↑lovesickness …

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