PINE AWAY meaning: Yearn deeply; suffer with longing - OneLook

Usually means: Yearn deeply; suffer with longing.

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pine away: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pine away: Merriam-Webster
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pine away: Wiktionary
pine away: Dictionary.com
pine away: Rhymezone
pine away: FreeDictionary.org
pine away: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pine away)

▸ verb: (intransitive) To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

Similar:

languish, waste, pine, die away, wither, peak, pall, waste away, wither away, fade, more...

Opposite:

thrive, flourish, prosper

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Similar:

languish, waste, pine, die away, wither, peak, pall, waste away, wither away, fade, more...

Opposite:

thrive, flourish, prosper

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