pining

• Substantiv, das ein Gefühl tiefer Sehnsucht, starken Verlangens oder melancholischen Schmachtens nach jemandem oder etwas bezeichnet, oft begleitet von Traurigkeit.

A noun referring to a feeling of deep longing, yearning, or melancholy desire for someone or something, often accompanied by sadness.

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1. Deep longingB2formal

   A strong, persistent feeling of yearning or desire for someone or something, often accompanied by sadness.

   Sehnsucht

   • Her pining for her homeland grew stronger each day.
   • He felt a deep pining for the friends he left behind.
   • The poem expressed a sense of pining for lost love.

   Synonymeachecravingdesirehankeringhungerlongingthirstyearning

   Antonymeapathyindifference

• Verb, das ein tiefes Sehnen oder starkes Verlangen nach jemandem oder etwas ausdrückt, oft begleitet von Traurigkeit oder Melancholie; auch: sich nach jemandem verzehren oder vor Sehnsucht schmachten.

A verb used to express a feeling of deep longing or yearning for someone or something, often accompanied by sadness or melancholy.

1. Yearn or long forB2formal

   To feel a deep, often melancholic desire for something or someone, especially when separated.

   Sich sehnen

   • She pined for her homeland after moving abroad.
   • He pined for his lost youth.
   • The dog pined for its owner while they were away.

   Synonymeachecovetcravedesirehankerhungerlanguishlongthirstyearn

2. Waste away from griefC1formal

   To become weak or thin because of sadness, longing, or unrequited love.

   Sich verzehren

   • After her husband died, she seemed to pine away.
   • He pined from heartbreak and stopped eating.
   • The old man pined in solitude after his wife passed.

   Synonymedeclinedroopfadelanguishsickenweakenwither

   Antonymeflourishthrive

Phrasal-Variantenpine away