Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: pining  pI-ning
  1. A feeling of deep longing
    "Her pining for her childhood home was evident in her wistful expressions"
Verb: pine  pIn
  1. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    "I am pining for my lover";
    - ache, yearn, yen

Derived forms: pinings

Type of: hanker, hungriness, long, longing, pant [informal], yearn, yearning

Encyclopedia: Pine, Missouri