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pining (away)

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present participle of pine (away)

Synonyms & Antonyms of pining (away)

as in longing (for), sighing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pining (away)

aching,
longing (for),
sighing,
smarting

agonizing,
anguishing,
bleeding,
grieving,
hurting,
mourning,
sorrowing,
suffering

racking,
tormenting,
torturing

bemoaning,
bewailing,
deploring,
lamenting,
ruing

bawling,
blubbering,
crying,
groaning,
howling,
keening,
moaning,
sobbing,
taking on,
wailing,
weeping,
yammering,
yowling

languishing

regretting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for pining (away)

beaming,
cheering,
crowing,
delighting,
exulting,
glorying,
joying,
laughing,
ravishing,
rejoicing,
triumphing

assuring,
cheering,
comforting,
commiserating,
consoling,
reassuring,
solacing,
soothing,
sympathizing

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“Pining (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pining%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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