repine

1. (intransitive, now literary) To complain; to regret; to fret.Examples: "[VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs."; "But many times we complaine, repine, and mutter without cauſe, wee giue way to paſſions, we may reſiſt and will not."; "O my gracious Lord, doe to me what seemeth good in thy own eyes; I am like clay in the hands of the potter, and what am I that I should repine against the acts of thy providence and dispensation? Behold O God, thy Handmaid is but a worm before thee; shall dust and ashes repine against God?"intransitiveliterary

2. (intransitive, with for, now literary) To long for (something) discontentedly.Examples: "Theſe ears, alas! for other notes repine, / A different object do theſe eyes require."; "But the oath supremacy was not refused, the worship of the church was frequented by multitudes who secretly repined for a change; […]"; "Brother Jonathan, distressed is my spirit, / My heart is repining for thee!"intransitiveliterary