Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pining away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
pin-ing -away
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pine away

Questions

What does pining away mean?
present participle and gerund of pine away

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