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Repine
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser.
2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope.