languishing
Americanadjective
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becoming languid, in any way.
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expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy.
a languishing sigh.
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lingering.
a languishing death.
Other Word Forms
- half-languishing adjective
- languishingly adverb
- unlanguishing adjective
Etymology
Origin of languishing
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; languish, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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In the past week both Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt lost to Spurs, who are languishing in 14th in the Premier League.
From BBC
The dip is nothing fancy: Greek yogurt, a squeeze of lemon, a swirl of miso and whatever herbs happen to be languishing in the fridge — usually dill and parsley.
From Salon
A civic legislative proposal, calling for a mass migrant regularisation, received the support of around 700,000 people but had been languishing in parliament.
From BBC
More than 22,000 people are languishing in junta jails, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group.
From Barron's
From the driver’s seat, the additional electro-torques represent a welcome bump in both torque and power for the perennially languishing Crosstrek.
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