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Word: Pine
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English pīnian ‘(cause to) suffer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijnen, German peinen ‘experience pain’, also to obsolete pine ‘punishment’; ultimately based on Latin poena ‘punishment’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart
Short Definition:suffer mental and physical decline
Examples:- she thinks I am pining away from love
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