Pine Away (Verb)
Meaning
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- My grandmother slowly pined away after being separated from her family during the war.
- The young man in the nursing home began to pine away, his body weakened by his illness and his spirit worn down by loneliness.
- The beloved family pet had begun to pine away, its once shiny coat dull and matted, and its playful demeanor replaced by lethargy.
- After a few years in prison, he started to pine away, his lively spirit crushed by the harsh realities of his new environment.
- The elderly woman, who had lost her only son in a tragic accident, gradually pined away, her eyes sunken, her skin pale, and her voice barely above a whisper.