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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

- Pining (c. 1430 – 1491) was a German privateer, nobleman and governor of Iceland and Vardøhus. In 1925, researcher Sofus Larson proposed that Pining may...
- 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...
- "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...
- Pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pineland areas occur throughout the U.S. from Florida to Maine (see Atlantic coastal pine barrens) as well as...
- (1965) (T6514, 18W, Pining) – executed a loop and only survived 5 days before dissipating. Typhoon June (1969) (T6917, 20W, Pining) – remained over open...
- the Americas prior to Columbus, arriving in 1476 as steersman of Didrik Pining, although this view is not supported by contemporary evidence, and as he...
- Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine; July 10, 1941) is an American actor who is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the television series CHiPs...
- 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...
- pine may refer to: Within the genus Pinus: Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine Pinus thunbergii, the ****anese black pine Pinus jeffreyi, the Jeffrey pine,...
- Pine or White Pines may refer to: Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), one of these species, native to northeastern North America Western white pine (Pinus...