pining 1 of 3

noun

Definition of piningnext
as in longing
a strong wish for something a sudden pining to have steak for dinner

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pining

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adjective

as in covetous

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pining

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verb

present participle of pine
as in yearning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pining
  1. longing
  2. covetous
  3. craving
  4. desire
  5. urge
  6. thirst
Noun
  • Her longing was only exacerbated when sandwich chain Jimmy John's announced the launch of its new Picklewich.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a lot of longing, there’s a lot of sorrow in the book.
    James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of longing
Adjective
  • Though covetous of certain products, trends surrounding brands are often a flash in the pan, according to Casey Lewis, Gen Z consumer analyst and author of the viral After School newsletter.
    BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • All regard Cuba with the covetous memories of former lovers—longing mingled with knowledge of the island’s practical side, its transactionalism.
    Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Definition of covetous
Noun
  • If the brisk ten-episode season, which wrapped up this week, isn’t enough to feed your cravings, here are the books to carry you all the way through a happy and horrifying fall.
    Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Don't worry this hearty stew packed with ground beef, tomatoes, onion, potatoes, and veggies, then topped with hamburger bun croutons will curb your hamburger craving.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of craving
Noun
  • History shows us what can happen when the desire for political control meets the vulnerability of immigrant communities.
    Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of desire
Noun
  • Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.
    Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of urge
Noun
  • Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of thirst
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