pine
verb [I] /paɪn/Definition
› to become increasingly thin and weak because of unhappiness, especially after the death of a loved person: Carter died in 1904 after an accident and Leno pined away and died in London six months later.Becoming and making less strongExpressing and showing feelings
(Definition of pine verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- blush verb
- bubble over phrasal verb
- explode verb (EMOTION)
- flame verb (EMOTION)
- flush noun (RED COLOUR)
- flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
- flush verb (BECOME RED)
- lose it idiom
- marvel verb
- moved adjective
- overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
- pale verb
- pour sth out phrasal verb
- vent verb
- vocalize verb
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper verb
- wring your hands idiom
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