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Languish

  1. verb

    have a desire for something or someone who is not present

    “She ached for a cigarette”

    Similar: ache, yearn, yen, pine

  2. verb

    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

    “After her husband died, she just pined away”

    Similar: pine away, waste

  3. verb

    become feeble

    “The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon”

    Similar: fade

Word family

languishment · languished · languishing

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