1
[ verb ] lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

Synonyms

waste pine_away

Examples

"After her husband died, she just pined away"

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

But the liaison successfully started in the last days of autumn was now languishing .

Related terms

weaken languisher

2
[ verb ] have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Synonyms

ache yen yearn pine

Examples

"She ached for a cigarette" "I am pining for my lover"

Related terms

long die longing pining

3
[ verb ] desire strongly or persistently

Synonyms

long ache hanker pine yen yearn

Related terms

desire miss ache die longing hankering longer

4
[ verb ] become feeble

Synonyms

fade

Examples

"The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

Related terms

deteriorate attenuation

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Rhymes with

anguish vanquish extinguish distinguish relinquish wish swish

Phonetic and Homophones

L AE1 NG G W IH0 SH

Similar Spelling

languisher langouste langoustine language

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