Then she addressed me thus, and comforted my care. / "What boots this idle passion? Why so fain / sweet husband, thus to sorrow and repine?"
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Repine
//ɹɪˈpaɪn//
Synonyms for "repine" (33 found)
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6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- оплаквам се verb (to complain, regret)
Czech
1 entries- soužit se verb (to complain, regret)
Polish
2 entries- narzekać verb (to complain, regret)
- skarżyć się verb (to complain, regret)
Portuguese
2 entries- lamentar-se verb (to complain, regret)
- reclamar verb (to complain, regret)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
[VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs.
Source: wiktionary
But many times we complaine, repine, and mutter without cauſe, wee giue way to paſſions, we may reſiſt and will not.
Source: wiktionary
O my gracious Lord, doe to me what seemeth good in thy own eyes; I am like clay in the hands of the potter, and what am I that I should repine against the acts of thy providence and dispensation? Behold O God, thy Handmaid is but a worm before thee; shall dust and ashes repine against God?
Source: wiktionary
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