pines away
Wastes from longing
To pine away is to waste or wither from longing, grief, or heartbreak.
The phrase suggests a slow decline rather than sudden collapse—someone who pines away grows thin, listless, or weak over time: She pined away after her husband died, The dog pined away waiting for its owner to return.
Often implies romantic or emotional suffering.
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- fading fastDeteriorating at speed
- languishingGrowing weak, losing vigor
- wasting diseaseIllness causing bodily deterioration
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
yearning · nostalgia · elegy · heartache · broken heart · dirge · melancholy · heavy heart · loneliness · all alone · fading · weeping · weakening · drooping · grief · trembling · sorrow · sighing
emotional vitality and engagement with life
pines awaythrives
Succeeds and grows
flourishes · blossoms · blooms · prospers · exults
physical health and vigor
pines awaythrives
Succeeds and grows
flourishes · blooms · fills out · recovers · bounces back