repine

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Verb repine has 1 sense

repine - express discontent
--₁ is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentence:
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Term: Repine

Definition:

(verb) to fret, complain, or feel discontented about something

Sense 1:

(intransitive) to express unhappiness or discontentment

Example Sentence:

"Despite his luxurious lifestyle, John always seemed to repine about something or the other."

Sense 2:

(transitive) to feel regret or longing for something

Example Sentence:

"She repined the missed opportunities of her youth."

Sense 3:

(intransitive) to pine or waste away due to sorrow or grief

Example Sentence:

"After her father's passing, she spent days repining in solitude."

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