is languishing
- present progressive of languish (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Diageo’s earnings multiple is languishing at 2009 levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
His team is languishing until Sonny gets behind the wheel and Robert Plant starts wailing and John Bonham begins bashing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Wagner, 38, lasted just five months at Augsburg, which is languishing in 14th in the Bundesliga with just 10 points in a dozen matches.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
The man behind it, She Zhijiang, is languishing in a Bangkok jail, awaiting extradition to China.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
My love is languishing, and starved to death; And would you give me charity—in breath?
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir
