languishing

[lang-gwi-shing]

adjective

1. becoming languid, in any way.

2. expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy.

   a languishing sigh.

3. lingering.

   a languishing death.

Other Word Forms

• languishingly adverb
• half-languishing adjective
• unlanguishing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of languishing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; languish, -ing ²

Example Sentences

“As it stands, we see auto margins languishing in the 5%-7% range for the next few years.”

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He says mandatory medical and care management reviews were not always happening, leaving some patients' conditions untreated, and some "were languishing in crisis for weeks… for months".

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Beaten 3-1 at lowly West Ham last weekend, Newcastle are languishing in 14th place and have failed to win an away league match in nine attempts since April.

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The rights group says that 18 doctors and dozens of other health professionals from Gaza are still languishing without charge in Israeli prisons.

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The proles languishing on the tarmac for hours can take heart—your suffering is an assist to the Democratic brand.

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