Pining — Pin ing, a. 1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Wasting; consuming. The pining malady of France. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pining — Didrik Pining (auch Dietrich und Diderik; * um 1428 in Hildesheim; † 1491 in Vardø) war ein deutscher Seefahrer, der 1473, 19 Jahre vor Kolumbus, Amerika entdeckt haben soll. Pining begann seine Karriere als Piratenjäger im Nordatlantik. Er stand … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pining — Pine Pine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pining}.] [AS. p[=i]nan to torment, fr. p[=i]n torment. See 1st {Pine}, {Pain}, n. & v.] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pining disease — noun see pining I, 2 … Useful english dictionary
pining — pin·ing (pīnґing) enzootic marasmus in Scotland due to cobalt deficiency; called also pine … Medical dictionary
pining — Synonyms and related words: Heimweh, aching, agony, anguish, bowed down, care, carking care, cast down, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, dashed, decadent, declining, degenerate, dejected, depressed, desiderium, despairing, despondent,… … Moby Thesaurus
pining — paɪn n. type of tree v. long for, crave, yearn; desire, want … English contemporary dictionary
pining — pin·ing … English syllables
pining — noun a feeling of deep longing • Derivationally related forms: ↑pine • Hypernyms: ↑longing, ↑yearning, ↑hungriness • Hyponyms: ↑lovesickness … Useful english dictionary
Didrik Pining — Figures from modern times (20th century) of Pining and his partner Pothorst by Bernhard Hoetger at the Bremen Böttcherstraße Haus des Glockenspiels. The image is based on the notion of them having reached America and also encountered a Native… … Wikipedia