Repining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Repining is a noun meaning The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
Meaning
The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of repine
Example Sentences
Doomed to a brief existence, she wasted not the hours in painful repinings at a fate so stern; but still regarding it as inevitable, she prepared as calmly as possible to encounter it.
Word Forms
- repinings
Synonyms for repining
Depending on context, synonyms include complaintive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include complaintive, complaining, fret, bemoaning, momism, pesterment.
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