languish
verb (used without object)
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
languishes
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present tense formof languish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The sector now languishes at the bottom of its long-run trend channel, a level from which, Deutsche Bank points out, it has made a V-shaped rebound five times in the last 30 months.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
As a slideshow prepared by an executive explained, “We thrive in the valley of death,” the term for the bureaucratic gap where research languishes without being developed into a product.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Tortora, meanwhile, languishes in squalid jail cells and a country with only a casual regard for habeas corpus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The plant remains—the tools and warehouses stand—the shops are open; but production languishes, labour is suspended.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight
