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Meanings of
pine away
in English
Portuguese
enlanguescer
Catalan
llanguir
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Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief.
waste
languish
Portuguese
enlanguescer
Usage of
pine away
in English
1
As to my welfare, do not
pine
away
with worrying about that.
2
But unless I get you pretty soon, I'll
pine
away
with grief.
3
Would you let the companion of your daughter
pine
away
with despair?
4
You'd
pine
away
if you didn't have some mystery to mill over.
5
She could not bear to swim in it, and began to
pine
away
.
6
The little fellow grew very thin, and began to
pine
away
.
7
My zeal hath made me
pine
away
:
because my enemies forgot thy words.
8
You would not leave him to
pine
away
in solitary grandeur?
9
A goldfinch would
pine
away
on the nourishment you have taken!
10
She had flowered in the sunlight; she must not
pine
away
in the shade.
11
I would rather die, while making my escape, than
pine
away
in such wretchedness.
12
As for Daae, he began to
pine
away
with homesickness.
13
But don't be uneasy; I'm not going to
pine
away
.
14
Can a mother sit still and see her child
pine
away
before her eyes?
15
She could not bear to swim in it any more, and began to
pine
away
.
16
People
pine
away
lonely under the tyranny of Snobs.
Other examples for "pine away"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
pine
away
pine
Verb
Adverb
Translations for
pine away
Portuguese
enlanguescer
Catalan
llanguir
Pine away
through the time
Pine away
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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