REPI'NE, verb intransitive [re and pine.] 1. To fret one's self; to be discontented; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; with at or against. It is our duty never to repine at the allotments of Providence. 2. To complain discontentedly; to murmur. Multitudes repine at the want of that which nothing but idleness hinders them from enjoying. 3. To envy.
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