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Languish (Verb)

Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The widower began to languish in his loneliness, losing his will to live after his wife's passing.
The vibrant little girl languished under the gloomy impression of her parents' constant arguing and slowly lost her luster.
Without their mother, the children began to languish from lack of proper care and nutrition.
He became ill and languished in a foreign hospital for weeks before his family could fly in to care for him.
Years of neglect caused the once-thriving vineyard to languish, leaving nothing but withered grapevines.

Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover".

Verbs of feeling.

The homesick college student languished for the comfort of her family's warm kitchen on cold winter nights.
Old habits of loneliness stuck with her, and she found herself again languishing for the touch of someone, anyone, who cared.
In his bedroom, the teenager languished for the social life he'd always dreamed of but never experienced.
Her absence left a gaping hole in his heart and he languished for her each and every passing day.
The shy young man spent years languishing for the beautiful woman who sat across from him in class.

Become feeble; "The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The company's profits began to languish after the CEO retired due to the lack of strong leadership.
His art career languished as he struggled to find inspiration and make a name for himself.
Without proper care, the plants started to languish and eventually withered away.
The patient's health continued to languish as the treatment failed to show positive results.
After moving away from home, her social life began to languish due to lack of connections.