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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋlæŋgwIʃ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊlæŋɡwiʃ 〕


Overview of verb languish

The verb languish has 3 senses


  • pine away, waste, languish -- (lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away")

  • ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover")

  • languish, fade -- (become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon")