REPINE

repine. Repine, v.i. to fret, grieve, murmur, grumble

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Re‐pine″ (r?–p?n″), v. i. [[Pref. re- + pine to languish.]] 1. 1. To fail; to wane. “Reppening courage yields no foot to foe.” Spenser.
2. 2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? Pope.