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languishes Definition


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languish
verb, intr languishes, languished, languishing
    1. To spend time in hardship or discomfort.
    2. To grow weak; to lose energy or vitality.
      Thesaurus: droop, fade, wilt, wither, waste away, decline, sicken, faint.
    3. To look sorrowful.
    4. To pine.
      Thesaurus: pine, grieve, sorrow, sigh, brood.
Derivative: languishing
adj
    Etymology: 14c: see languid.



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