pine away

• Verbo frasal que describe el proceso de debilitarse o consumirse gradualmente, a menudo con pérdida de peso o tristeza creciente, debido a la añoranza, el duelo o un deseo no satisfecho.

A phrasal verb used to describe the act of gradually becoming weaker, thinner, or sadder due to longing, grief, or unfulfilled desire.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Languish from griefformal

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

   Consumirse de pena

   • After her husband died, she seemed to pine away.
   • He pined away for years after his lover left him.
   • The dog pined away in the corner after its owner passed.

   Sinónimosdeclinedroopdwindlefadelanguishsickenwither

   Antónimosflourishthrive

Verbo basepine