English → Latin
“repine” in Latin
pigeōto feel annoyance or reluctance at; to repent of; (+ accusative of the person, + genitive of the cause of distress) to imurmurōto murmur, mutter; to murmur or grumble at, complain offremōto murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; to complain loudly; to roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, sn
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
repine
pigere: piget: taedet me alicujus rei: male me habet aliquid: est mihi aegre aliquid: murmurare, fremere (when one gives utterance to his feelings). To repine at or against, queri de aliqua re; non sedate, non aequo animo ferre aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for repine?
- The usual Latin words for “repine” are pigeō, murmurō, fremō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.