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pining

/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/

Translations

piningnoun

nostalgieSentiment de regret et de désir mêlés, surtout pour une personne ou un lieu absent.

Her pining for her hometown grew stronger with each passing day.

Sa nostalgie pour sa ville natale grandissait de jour en jour.

Additional translations

langueurPlus littéraire; exprime une tristesse mélancolique accompagnée d’un désir ardent.

Synonyms

pininggerund / present participle

/ˈpaɪ.nɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something experiencing wistful longing.

nostalgiqueQui éprouve un vif regret ou un désir mélancolique pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose d’absent.

His pining eyes followed her as she walked away.

Ses yeux nostalgiques la suivirent tandis qu’elle s’éloignait.

Additional translations

langoureuxPlus littéraire; évoque une mélancolie tendre ou un désir triste.

pineverb

pining

Gerund

pined

Past Simple

pined

Past Participle

pining

Gerund

/paɪn/

dépérirSurtout dans un contexte affectif ou de grande tristesse.

He continued to pine for his lost love, unable to move on.

Il a continué à dépérir après son amour perdu, incapable de tourner la page.

languirAu sens de désirer vivement quelque chose ou quelqu'un.

She still pines for the calm of the countryside.

Elle languit encore après le calme de la campagne.

Additional translations

aspirerPlus soutenu.

Synonyms

Definitions

piningnoun

A feeling of deep longing or yearning, often for something or someone that is absent.

Her pining for her hometown grew stronger with each passing day.

pininggerund / present participle

Feeling or showing deep longing or wistful yearning for someone or something absent.

His pining eyes followed her as she walked away.

pineverb

To suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart or unfulfilled desire.

He continued to pine for his lost love, unable to move on.

To long for something or someone intensely; to yearn deeply.

She still pines for the calm of the countryside.