Antonyms for repine


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-pahyn
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpaɪn


Definition of repine

Origin :
  • "to be fretfully discontented," mid-15c., probably from re-, here likely an intensive prefix, + pine (v.) "yearn." Related: Repined; repining.
  • verb complai
Example sentences :
  • Now, however—but I should be a fool, indeed, to repine at my own good fortune!'
  • Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
  • Why then should he repine when the hour of separation arrives?
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • Well, even so, he would not repine, for Naomi could see now.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • In that wish there can be no harm, for it is only wishing that you may not be tempted to repine.
  • Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat
  • But there—we must not repine—even in my sorrow, I feel how much we have to be thankful for.
  • Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
  • Never let us repine, howsomever, but consider that all is ordered for the best.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Mansie Wauch » by David Macbeth Moir
  • Ought she to repine at the fruit of her own indiscretion and folly?
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • To know it is no sin: to repine and murmur thereat, these are forbidden.
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • She soon saw that to suffer was her duty, and though she might grieve, she must not repine.
  • Extract from : « A Description of Millenium Hall » by Sarah Scott
  • And after my brother has been spared so far, how can I repine at any selfish trouble?'
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Synonyms for repine

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