- present participle of pine.
pining
Example Sentences
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Instead, young women are pining for throwback, off-road SUVs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
She’s a poet, and I think she really understands girlhood — the pining and the wanting to be accepted — and she does it in such a beautiful and majestic way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
By all accounts, investors are pining for shares.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Speaking to the BBC from New York, Baranski said she had been pining to return to her theatre roots for some time.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It’s not like I expected him to sit home all weekend, pining for me, but would it have killed him to act a little disappointed?
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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