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.
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Pining
/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
Synonyms for "pining" (119 found)
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Closest matches (24)
achingagonyanguishbowed-downcarecarking carecast downcoming apartcrackingcrumblingdasheddecadentdecliningdegeneratedejecteddepresseddesideriumdespairingdespondentdesponding
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Strong matches (36)
discourageddishearteneddisintegratingdispiriteddowndown in the mouthdowncastdownhearteddrainingdroopingdroopydwindlingeagerebbingeffetefadingfailingfallingfeeling lowflagging
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fragmentinggoing to piecesgriefhankeringheartfelt griefheartgriefheartlessheimwehhomesickhomesicknesshoninghypochondriachypochondriacalin low spiritsin the depths
Noun(1 words)
Related words (59)
in the doldrumsin the dumpslamentationlanguishinglanguishmentlonginglowlow spiritedlow-spiritedmal du paysmaladie du paysmarcescentmiserynostalgianostalgicnostomaniapessimisticprostrationregressiveretrograde
Adjective(1 words)
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10 entriescravedeteriorationemotional declinehomesickhomesicknesslong fornostalgianostalgicphysical declineyearn for
Collocations
15 entriesdeep piningmelancholic piningpine awaypine forpines awaypines forpining afterpining awaypining behaviorpining forpining for homelandpining gazepining lookpining youthunrequited pining
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I'm pining for him.
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He's pining for the fjords.
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Tom is pining for you.
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