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(r?-p?n"), v. i.[Pref. re- + pine to languish.] 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. Repine" n.Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak. スポンサード リンク
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