pine away

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pine away

verb pines away · pining away · pined away

idiomatic, intransitive To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

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@misc{pine_away_2026,
  title = {pine away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pine%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}