pining (for) Antonyms
Strongest:
- panting-after-
- craving
- salivating-for-
- dying-for-
- thirsting-for-
- lusting-for-or-after-
- hungering-for-
- jonesing-for-
- itching-for-
- hankering-for-or-after-
- wanting
- sighing-for-
- longing-for-
- yearning-for-
- aching-for-
- wishing-for-
- repining-for-
Strong:
- desiring
- enjoying
- yenning-for-
- liking
- coveting
- delighting-in-
- spoiling-for-
- loving
- setting-one-s-heart-on
- grooving-on-
- reveling-in-
- revelling-in-
- desiderating
Weak:
Meaning of pining (for)
pining (for)
to feel very sad because one wants (something) or because one is not with (someone)
pining (for) Sentence Examples
- The lonely traveler pined for the warmth of home.
- She pined for the days when love filled her heart.
- The prisoner pined for freedom, his spirit yearning to break free.
- The artist pined for inspiration, his canvas waiting for his brush.
- The dog pined for its master, its tail wagging with anticipation.
- The child pined for her mother's embrace, her arms outstretched in longing.
- The exile pined for his homeland, his dreams filled with memories of its beauty.
- The musician pined for recognition, his melodies longing for an audience.
- The scientist pined for a breakthrough, his mind consumed by the pursuit of knowledge.
- The heartbroken lover pined for the one they lost, their soul aching with an unfillable void.
FAQs About the word pining (for)
to feel very sad because one wants (something) or because one is not with (someone)
panting (after),craving, salivating (for), dying (for), thirsting (for), lusting (for or after), hungering (for), jonesing (for), itching (for), hankering (for or after)
abhorring, loathing, detesting,hating, abominating, despising, execrating, rejecting, spurning, declining
The lonely traveler pined for the warmth of home.
She pined for the days when love filled her heart.
The prisoner pined for freedom, his spirit yearning to break free.
The artist pined for inspiration, his canvas waiting for his brush.
