Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pine away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: pine -away
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

pines away (present, singular) pining away (participle, present) pined away (participle, past) pined away (past)

Synonyms

waste languish

Questions

What does pine away mean?: To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

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