adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who languishes.

   "Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings, are paid!"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of languish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Lacking of vigor or spirit.

Synonyms

All synonyms

achingadoringaffectionatebowed-downcachecticcachexia

Example

More examples

"Sami was languishing in jail, awaiting his trial."

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