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Definition of Pining

Pining
Pine Pine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pined; p. pr. & vb. n. Pining.] [AS. p[=i]nan to torment, fr. p[=i]n torment. See 1st Pine, Pain, n. & v.] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak. That people that pyned him to death. --Piers Plowman. One is pined in prison, another tortured on the rack. --Bp. Hall. 2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] --Milton.
Pining
Pining Pin"ing, a. 1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing. 2. Wasting; consuming. ``The pining malady of France.' --Shak.

Meaning of Pining from wikipedia

- A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnəs/) of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora...
- Pining (c. 1430 – 1491) was a German privateer, nobleman, and governor of Iceland and Vardøhus. In 1925, researcher Sofus Larson proposed that Pining...
- "In the Pines" (Roud 3421) is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship...
- (1965) (T6514, 18W, Pining) – executed a loop and only survived 5 days before dissipating. Typhoon June (1969) (T6917, 20W, Pining) – remained over open...
- Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series...
- Araucaria columnaris, the coral reef araucaria, Cook pine (or Cook's pine), New Caledonia pine, Cook araucaria, or columnar araucaria, is a species of...
- commonly known as the Siberian dwarf pine, dwarf Siberian pine, dwarf stone pine, ****anese stone pine, or creeping pine, is a tree in the family Pinaceae...
- that it had been nailed to its perch, the proprietor insists that it is "pining for the fjords" or simply "stunned". As the exasperated Praline attempts...
- Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US), Baltic pine, or European red pine is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native...
- densiflora, also called the ****anese red pine, the ****anese pine, or Korean red pine, is a species of pine tree native to East Asia and Siberia. In China...