Nebbish and Pining

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Nebbish noun - (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton.

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Pining and nebbish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pining" instead an adjective "Nebbish".

Pining noun - A strong wish for something.

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Nebbish and pining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nebbish" instead an adjective "Pining".

Nearby Word: pined

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