"pine away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pines away [present, singular, third-person], pining away [participle, present], pined away [participle, past], pined away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pine away (third-person singular simple present pines away, present participle pining away, simple past and past participle pined away)
  1. (intransitive) To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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