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Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 25, 2008
repine \rih-PINE\, intransitive verb:
1. To feel or express discontent.
2. To long for something.
Repine is re- (from the Latin) + pine, from Old English pinian, "to torment," ultimately from Latin poena, "penalty, punishment."
repine \rih-PINE\, intransitive verb:
1. To feel or express discontent.
2. To long for something.
Repine is re- (from the Latin) + pine, from Old English pinian, "to torment," ultimately from Latin poena, "penalty, punishment."