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Languish (Verb)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Yearn
  • Yen
  • Pine
  • Ache

Hypernyms

  • Yearn
  • Hanker
  • Long

Hyponyms

  • Die

Meaning 2

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

Classification

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

Synonyms

  • Waste
  • Pine Away

Hypernyms

  • Weaken

Related Words

  • Languisher (noun)

Meaning 3

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

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Fade

Hypernyms

  • Drop
  • Degenerate
  • Deteriorate

Related Words

  • Languisher (noun)
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