REPI'NING, participle present tense 1. Fretting one's self; feeling discontent that preys on the spirits; complaining; murmuring. 2. adjective Disposed to murmur or complain; as a repining temper. REPI'NING, noun The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
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