'Pining' definitions:

Definition of 'pining'

From: WordNet
noun
A feeling of deep longing

Definition of 'Pining'

From: GCIDE
  • Pine \Pine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pined; p. pr. & vb. n. Pining.] [AS. p[imac]nan to torment, fr. p[imac]n torment. See 1st Pine, Pain, n. & v.]
  • 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • That people that pyned him to death. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • One is pined in prison, another tortured on the rack. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pining'

From: GCIDE
  • Pining \Pin"ing\, a.
  • 1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Wasting; consuming. "The pining malady of France." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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