- pine
- v1. yearn for, long for, languish for, ache for, sigh for, wish for, carry the torch for, Inf. have a yen for; thirst for, hunger for, burn for, be dying for, Inf. hanker after; desire, desiderate, want, crave, covet, want with all one's heart, want in the worst way, Sl. give one's eyeteeth or right arm for.2. weaken, decline, fade, wane, ebb, fail, flag, droop, wilt, waste, waste away, wither on the vine; pass away, fade away, fade out of the picture, die out or away, cease to exist or be, give way; go downhill, Sl. hit the skids; burn out, run out or down, Inf. run out of steam, Inf. give out, Inf. conk out, Inf. peg out, Inf. poop out, Inf. peter out.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.