Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-PINE
RE-PINE, v.i. [re and pine.]
- To fret one's self; to be discontented; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; with at or against. It is our duty never to repine at the allotments of Providence.
- To complain discontentedly; to murmur. Multitudes repine at the want of that which nothing but idleness hinders them from enjoying. – Rambler.
- To envy. – Johnson.
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