Pine (Verb)
Meaning
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The heartbroken teenager had been pining for her ex-boyfriend for months after their breakup.
- After years of traveling I found myself pining for the tranquility of my hometown.
- She was pining for a taste of her mother's homemade cookies that she used to make during the holidays.
- The singer's melancholic ballad expressed her deep longing for a past love, and how she's been pining for that feeling once again.
- The lonely hiker was pining for a warm cup of coffee and a comfortable bed after days of camping in the mountains.