Pining
61longing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. yearning, craving, hankering, hunger. See desire. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wanting, deSirous, ravenous; see enthusiastic 2 . n. Syn. yearning, pining, hunger; see deSire 1 , wish 1 . III (Roget s 3 …
62pine — [[t]pa͟ɪn[/t]] pines, pining, pined 1) N VAR A pine tree or a pine is a tall tree which has very thin, sharp leaves and a fresh smell. Pine trees have leaves all year round. ...high mountains covered in pine trees. N UNCOUNT: oft N n Pine is the… …
63longing — 1. noun a longing for the countryside Syn: yearning, pining, craving, ache, burning, hunger, thirst, hankering; informal yen, itch 2. adjective a longing look Syn: yearning, pining, craving, hungry …
64pine — verb 1) I am pining away from love Syn: languish, decline, weaken, waste away, wilt, wither, fade, sicken, droop; brood, mope, moon 2) he was pining for his son Syn …
65pine away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pine away : present tense I/you/we/they pine away he/she/it pines away present participle pining away past tense pined away past participle pined away same as pine II The dog pined away when its owner died.… …
66longing — [adj] desirous anxious, ardent, avid, craving, eager, hungry, languishing, pining, ravenous, wishful, wistful, yearning; concept 403 Ant. despising, hating, loathing longing [n] strong desire ambition, aspiration, coveting, craving, fire in the… …
67lovelorn — [luv′lôrn΄] adj. [see LORN] deserted by or pining for one s sweetheart; pining from love …
68lovesickness — noun a pining for a loved one • Derivationally related forms: ↑lovesick • Hypernyms: ↑pining …
69pine away — verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief After her husband died, she just pined away • Syn: ↑waste, ↑languish • Derivationally related forms: ↑languisher (for: ↑languish), ↑was …
70Homesick — Home sick , a. Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. {Home sick ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
