v. i. [ Pref. re- + pine to languish. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To fail; to wane. [ Obs. ] “Reppening courage yields no foot to foe.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. [ 1913 Webster ]

But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

What if the head, the eye, or ear repined
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vexation; mortification. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who repines. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With repening or murmuring. [ 1913 Webster ]