pine away

• Verbo frasal usado para descrever o processo de definhar, enfraquecer ou emagrecer gradualmente, geralmente por causa de tristeza, saudade ou desejo não realizado.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Languish from griefformal

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

   Definhar de saudade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdeclinedroopdwindlefadelanguishsickenwither

   Antônimosflourishthrive

Verbo basepine