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repetitive strain injury
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repine

re·pine [ ri pn ] (past and past participle re·pined, present participle re·pin·ing, 3rd person present singular re·pines)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
feel dissatisfied and complain: to feel dissatisfied or fretful about something and complain or grumble about it ( literary )

[Early 16th century. <pine2 "fret," after repent1]

re·pin·er noun
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