Definition of "pining" [pin•ing]

• Present participle of pine. (verb)

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• "Reading the log linked above, you see that the participants do have perspective on their reality, even if you think their pining is a little ren-faire cheesy."
• "There is no sense in pining away for what might have been, or resentment of what did happen, only to recognize the forces which were, and are at work in the regime which took power."
• "Ah, Chico, in pining for the pleasures and excitements which lie beyond these wires, take also into account the perils and hardships."