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Definition of Languishing

Languishing
Languishing Lan"guish*ing, a. 1. Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength. 2. Amorously pensive; as, languishing eyes, or look.
Languishing
Languish Lan"guish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Languished; p. pr. & vb. n. Languishing.] [OE. languishen, languissen, F. languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. ? to slacken, ? slack, Icel. lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to E. slack.See -ish.] 1. 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. We . . . do languish of such diseases. --2 Esdras viii. 31. Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me landguish into life. --Pope. For the fields of Heshbon languish. --Is. xvi. 8. 2. To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy. --Tennyson. Syn: To pine; wither; fade; droop; faint.

Meaning of Languishing from wikipedia

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