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Pining vs Opining - What's the difference?

pining | opining |

As verbs the difference between pining and opining

is that pining is present participle of lang=en while opining is present participle of opine.

As nouns the difference between pining and opining

is that pining is the act of one who pines while opining is the act of giving one's opinion.

pining

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who pines.
  • * Ann Radcliffe
  • the sullen pinings of discontent

    opining

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving one's opinion.
  • * (Herman Melville)
  • Now, sailors love marvels, and love to repeat them. And from many an old shipmate I have heard various sage opinings , concerning the phenomenon in question.