[{"word":"pining","phonetic":"/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.","synonyms":["droop","languish"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.","synonyms":["long","yearn"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."},{"definition":"To grieve or mourn for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To inflict pain upon; to torment.","synonyms":["afflict","torment","torture"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["afflict","torment","torture","droop","languish","long","yearn"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who pines.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pine","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pining"]}]