languishing

Meaning of languishing

verb
  1. To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
  2. To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
    He languished without his girlfriend
  3. To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
    He languished in prison for years
  4. To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
    The case languished for years before coming to trial.
  5. To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
  6. To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

noun

The act of one who languishes.

adjective

Lacking of vigor or spirit.

Information about languishing

  • The plural form of languishing is: languishings.
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Hyphenation of languishing

lan-guish-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • languishing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with languishing

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