pining

Plural: pinings

Noun

• a feeling of deep longing
• The act of one who pines.

Verb

• Present participle of 'pine,' meaning yearning intensely.
• have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  • "I am pining for my lover"
• to hold fast or prevent from moving
• attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
• pierce with a pin
• immobilize a piece
• present participle and gerund of pine

Examples

• He was PINING for a consonant, while his rack was full of vowels.

Synonyms

ache, immobilise, immobilize, languish, pin, pine, trap, yearn, yen

Antonyms

unpin