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languish

/ languish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become feeble
"The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
Type of:
devolve deteriorate drop
Derived:
attenuation fading languisher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
languisher wastage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
"She ached for a cigarette"
"I am pining for my lover"
Type of:
hanker long yearn
Kinds of:
die
Derived:
pining hankering yen longer thirster
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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devolve deteriorate drop weaken hanker long yearn die