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Languish Common

Languish has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

"After her husband died, she just pined away"

2

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

"She ached for a cigarette"

"I am pining for my lover"

3

become feeble

"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"

4

To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.

Example Sentences
"After her husband died, she just pined away" verb
"She ached for a cigarette" verb
"I am pining for my lover" verb
"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
weaken hanker devolve
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
die
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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