I. rə̇ˈpīn, rēˈp- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: re- + pine (to languish)
intransitive verb
1. : to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain , fret
we may regret but not repine at the disappearance of much of interest and value as the result of progress — Edwin Benson
courage, when misfortune comes, to bear without repining the ruin of our hopes — Bertrand Russell
2. : to wish discontentedly
repine for an unwritten masterpiece — T.S.Eliot
transitive verb
archaic : to complain or fret about
Synonyms: see complain
II. noun
( -s )
: discontent