Definition of languish

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Languish (v. i.) To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade..

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Pine :: Pine (v. i.) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away..
Languishment :: Languishment (n.) The state of languishing.
Languishing :: Languishing (a.) Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength.
Languished :: Languished (imp. & p. p.) of Languis.
Love-sick :: Love-sick (a.) Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..
Pine :: Pine (v. i.) To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.
Languishingly :: Languishingly (adv.) In a languishing manner.
Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags..
Pant :: Pant (v. i.) To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
Dwine :: Dwine (v. i.) To waste away; to pine; to languish.
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of..
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy..
Langure :: Langure (v. i.) To languish.
Droop :: Droop (v. i.) To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like causes; to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as, her spirits drooped..
Love-sick :: Love-sick (a.) Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid..
Languish :: Languish (n.) See Languishiment.
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To cause to droop or pine.
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