pining
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Pining piccolos, flutes and strings were strung through the third with the tension of the suspension bridge.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
My RBF typically turns into Pining Puppydog Face and I become flustered.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2018
“I’m sitting here just pining. Pining for a bite.”
From Time • Apr. 18, 2016
"So, I’m sitting here just pining. Pining for a bite!"
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2016
But in her grannie's house this spirit— A child as lone as she— Pining for love not found on earth, Ann dreams again to see.
From Songs of Childhood by Hecht, Anthony
Vocabulary lists containing pining
