Thesaurus: languish
To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- v. i. To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.
- v. i. To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy.
- v. i. To cause to droop or pine.
- n. See Languishiment.
- v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- v. become feeble