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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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What does the words in bold mean?
Hi,
Mary assured Beth that she was not sitting around pining for Tom.
What does the words in bold mean?
What does 'pining' mean here?
Thanks a lot.
Mary assured Beth that she was not sitting around pining for Tom.
What does the words in bold mean?
What does 'pining' mean here?
Thanks a lot.
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The verb is "pine". It means to mope, cry, feel sorry for oneself, not eat, etc. Apparently Tom left Mary.
- The verb is "pine".
- It means to mope, cry, feel sorry for oneself, not eat, etc.
- Apparently Tom left Mary.
- Mary tells her friend that she is OK, and not crying over the loss of the relationship.
- She is doing her normal activities (not "sitting around")
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The verb is "pine". It means to mope, cry, feel sorry for oneself, not eat, etc.
Apparently Tom left Mary. Mary tells her friend that she is OK, and not crying over the loss of the relationship. She is doing her normal activities (not "sitting around")
Apparently Tom left Mary. Mary tells her friend that she is OK, and not crying over the loss of the relationship. She is doing her normal activities (not "sitting around")
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