Pining
/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who pines.
"the sullen pinings of discontent"
- 2 a feeling of deep longing wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of pine form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"After years of pining over one another, Tom and Mary—both of whom were married—gave in to temptation and arranged the first of many trysts at the Hilton Hotel."