Pronunciations (2)
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/fəˈpaɪn/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/fəɹˈpaɪn/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Verb
To pine away.
Usage- Intransitive
- Obsolete
- Examples
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But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight
To waste away through suffering or through torment.
Usage- Archaic
- Transitive
- Examples
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[…] While to my sight thy giant stature rears Its bulk forpined upon these savage rocks In shameful bonds the linked adamant locks.