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pining (for)

verb , present participle of pine (for)

Synonyms and Antonyms of pining (for)

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

pining for a house in the mountains

Synonyms of pining (for)

aching (for), coveting, craving, desiderating, desiring, dying (for), hankering (for or after), hungering (for), itching (for), jonesing (for) [slang], longing (for), lusting (for or after), panting (after), repining (for), salivating (for), sighing (for), thirsting (for), wanting, wishing (for), yearning (for), yenning (for)

Words Related to pining (for)

adoring, delighting (in), digging, enjoying, fancying, grooving (on), liking, loving, relishing, reveling (in) (or revelling (in))

favoring, preferring

admiring, appreciating, cherishing, prizing, treasuring, valuing

Phrases Synonymous with pining (for)

setting one's heart on

Near Antonyms of pining (for)

abhorring, abominating, despising, detesting, execrating, hating, loathing

declining, refusing, rejecting, spurning

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