pine away

verb

To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

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wastelanguish
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Meanings

verbpine away (third-person singular simple present pines away, present participle pining away, simple past and past participle pined away)

present singular third person pines away · participle present pining away · participle past pined away · past pined away

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

Synonyms & antonyms

verblose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

Similar
wastelanguish
Broader
weaken
Also see
languishwaste

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish marnieć w oczach, umierać z rozpaczy
  • marnieć w oczachin a venial manner
  • umierać z rozpaczyin a venial manner
Cite this entry
APA

pine away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20away

MLA

“pine away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20away. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pine away,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20away.

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