 languish |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief | |
| Synonyms: | waste pine_away | |
| Examples: | "After her husband died, she just pined away" |
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| Related terms: | weaken languisher | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have a desire for something or someone who is not present | |
| Synonyms: | ache yen yearn pine | |
| Examples: | "She ached for a cigarette" "I am pining for my lover" |
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| Related terms: | long die longing pining | |
| 3. | [ verb ] desire strongly or persistently | |
| Synonyms: | long ache hanker pine yen yearn | |
| Related terms: | desire miss ache die longing hankering longer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] become feeble | |
| Synonyms: | fade | |
| Examples: | "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" |
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| Related terms: | deteriorate attenuation | |
| Similar spelling: |
languisher langouste langoustine language |
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