repine – feel or express discontent; complain

To remember the definition of the word repine , use the following mnemonic:

Real pine (repine) beds are awful. I must complain.

Examples of repine in a sentence

While in jail he did nothing but repine for his freedom.

The little girl began to cry when she started to repine for her family during her first day at camp.

Until Steve can get to the shop, he is going to repine for his favourite chocolate.