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Repining


REPI'NING, participle present tense

1. Fretting one's self; feeling discontent that preys on the spirits; complaining; murmuring.

2. adjective Disposed to murmur or complain; as a repining temper.

REPI'NING, noun The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.