pine for
phrasal verb
pined for; pining for; pines for
: to feel very sad because one wants (something) or because one is not with (someone)
She was pining for the old days.
He's pining for his college sweetheart.
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In a lullaby whisper, Bieber sings of pining for his girl and sticking with her through good times and bad.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 July 2025
Jane Austen wrote only six novels, but her wit and wisdom left readers pining for more.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Setting up the most classic love triangle of Shakespeare’s canon, Duke Orsino of Illyria (Evan Ozer) pines for the noblewoman Olivia (Madison Kiernan), while she is smitten with the duke’s page, Cesario.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Traynor initially feared Sheeba didn't want to interact and was pining for a life of minimal human contact.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 July 2025
Jane Austen wrote only six novels, but her wit and wisdom left readers pining for more.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Setting up the most classic love triangle of Shakespeare’s canon, Duke Orsino of Illyria (Evan Ozer) pines for the noblewoman Olivia (Madison Kiernan), while she is smitten with the duke’s page, Cesario.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Traynor initially feared Sheeba didn't want to interact and was pining for a life of minimal human contact.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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“Pine for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20for. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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