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Lacking in energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality
“Harassed by the enemy, and his army languishing from sickness and want of provisions, his affairs seemed in a desperate condition.”
Deteriorating or failing in condition
“He has decided, once more, to do something positive about his languishing career.”
Pining away or longing for something, typically from lovesickness
“Whilst he had been languishing like a lovestruck boy rather than a man of experience, Deb's feelings for him had undergone no such radical change.”
Suggestive of sadness or melancholy
“Sometimes my face takes on a pensive and languishing expression, today especially.”
Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love
Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way
Experiencing difficulties and likely to fail
Abandoned or left to languish
In poor health
(stock market) Tending towards lower prices
The expression of sorrow for a tragedy or someone's death
Present participle for to deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy
“Get it wrong, and your plants will languish and die in boggy beds.”
Present participle for to be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
“There is a paragraph in the appellant's submissions that refers to the unacceptability of simply allowing a person to languish in detention.”
Present participle for to desire or pine for someone or something
“Love me and you will have me, for I languish for love.”
Present participle for to feel emotional or mental anguish
“I could do nothing but languish in sorrow, shedding a flood of tears.”
Present participle for to become progressively worse in quality or health
Present participle for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried
Present participle for to become weaker or of poorer quality
Present participle for to live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way
(of a business) Present participle for to go bankrupt
Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
Present participle for to have a strong desire for
Present participle for to act in a dreamily infatuated manner
Present participle for to fail suddenly and completely
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