to grieve, pine, or be sorrowful; to feel desolate or long for someone/something
彼は妻の不在を侘びて毎晩手紙を書いた。
He, grieving his wife's absence, wrote letters every night.
旅先で私は古い町並みに心を侘びる思いがした。
While traveling, I felt a sense of wabi (melancholy) toward the old streets.
古い詩は人々の侘びる気持ちをよく表している。
Old poems often express people's melancholy and yearning.