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Webster 1913 Edition

Pining

Pin′ing

,

Adj.

1.

Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing.

2.

Wasting; consuming.

“The pining malady of France.”

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Webster 1828 Edition

Pining

PI'NING

,

ppr.

Languishing; wasting away.