Definition of Repine

Re`pine´   Pronunciation: r?-p?n´
v. i.1.
1.To fail; to wane.
2.To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
But Lachesis thereat gan to repine.
- Spenser.
What if the head, the eye, or ear repined
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?
- Pope.
n.1.Vexation; mortification.


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