Repining

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Discontent; regret; complaint.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
  • verb. Present participle of repine.
  • Word Usage
    "God willing I will check this vain repining, "– she said, while the tears coursed one another down her cheeks in spite of her efforts; but she wiped them away, and resolutely shaking back her head, continued," I will exert myself and look out for a small house commodiously situated in some populous but healthy district, where we will take a few young ladies to board and educate – if we can get them – and as many day-pupils as will come, or as we can manage to instruct."
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