repine v : express discontent
English
Etymology
From
re- +
pine (verb), modelled on
repent.
Verb
- to regret; to
complain
-
- 1988: Beatrix invited me no more to tea but I did not greatly
repine. — Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron
Translations
to regret
- Portuguese: lamentar-se, reclamar
be sorry for,
bemoan,
bewail,
deplore,
dirge,
elegize,
fuss, give sorrow words,
grieve,
keen,
kick,
knell,
lament,
moan,
mourn,
murmur,
regret,
rue, rue the day,
sigh, sing the blues,
sorrow,
wail, weep over,
whine