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lan⋅guish
[lang-gwish]
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade. |
| 2. | to lose vigor and vitality. |
| 3. | to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years. |
| 4. | to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year. |
| 5. | to pine with desire or longing. |
| 6. | to assume an expression of tender, sentimental melancholy. |
–noun
| 7. | the act or state of languishing. |
| 8. | a tender, melancholy look or expression. |
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Languishing
Lan"guish*ing\, a. 1. Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength. 2. Amorously pensive; as, languishing eyes, or look.
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