languish
verb (used without object)
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
languishingly
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a word derived from
languish.
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a word derived from
languishing.
languishingadjectivebecoming languid, in any way.
Example Sentences
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And what visions such books recall of the days when they were read,—the girls in pinafores,—the boys in roundabouts,—the elders looking languishingly on, when the reader comes to tender passages!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 by Various
Then he released his laughing, delighted captives, and snatched a fan from Yolande’s fingers, with which he fanned himself languishingly.
From The Proud Prince by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
Hippy folded his arms across his chest and looked languishingly at the three girls.
From Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
"Ah, it is thou, Romuald!" she murmured in a voice languishingly sweet as the last vibrations of a harp.
From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Th?ophile Gautier
Her eyes were darkly blue; not languishingly so, but on the contrary rather lively and intelligent in their accustomed expression.
From Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by William Gilmore Simms
