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To this day, Tavakoli is languishing in prison for nothing more than demanding basic human rights.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Languishing in a prison cell in southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, 21-year-old Razie Ebrahimi awaits her date with the gallows.
Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride|Nina Strochlic|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A former senior commander who was close to Mullah Omar, Ibrahim had been languishing in Pakistani jails for the past five years.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A year later, when I met him, he was languishing in the bureaucracy of our government.
We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis|John Kael Weston|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A decade ago, Alber Elbaz was a designer out to prove that he had the capacity to revive the languishing house of Lanvin.
Raf’s Ready-to-Wear Debut at Dior|Robin Givhan|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He did not seem to her like a man; he reminded her rather of the languishing angels she embroidered.
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann
Then the weapon fell from the hand of the odalisk, and the madly-distended eyes and lips resumed their languishing smile.
'Midst the Wild Carpathians|Mr Jkai
Another five minutes found them eating like young wolves around a languishing fire.
America First|Frances Nimmo Greene
The sun was higher, the dew exhaled in warm and languishing perfume, the mocking-bird filled the air with ecstasy.
The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains|Charles Egbert Craddock
Could it be possible that under the sting of rejection he had made his grotesque threat of languishing effacement real?
Selected Stories|Bret Harte

单词	languishing
释义	languishing [ lang-gwi-shing ] / ˈlæŋ gwɪ ʃɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR languishing ON THESAURUS.COM adjective becoming languid, in any way. expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy: a languishing sigh. lingering: a languishing death. Origin of languishing Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at languish, -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM languishing lan·guish·ing·ly, adverbhalf-lan·guish·ing, adjectiveun·lan·guish·ing, adjective Words nearby languishing langue d'oïl, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for languishing To this day, Tavakoli is languishing in prison for nothing more than demanding basic human rights. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015\|Movements.Org\|December 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Languishing in a prison cell in southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, 21-year-old Razie Ebrahimi awaits her date with the gallows. Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride\|Nina Strochlic\|June 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A former senior commander who was close to Mullah Omar, Ibrahim had been languishing in Pakistani jails for the past five years. Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad\|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai\|December 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A year later, when I met him, he was languishing in the bureaucracy of our government. We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis\|John Kael Weston\|September 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A decade ago, Alber Elbaz was a designer out to prove that he had the capacity to revive the languishing house of Lanvin. Raf’s Ready-to-Wear Debut at Dior\|Robin Givhan\|September 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He did not seem to her like a man; he reminded her rather of the languishing angels she embroidered. The Goose Man\|Jacob Wassermann Then the weapon fell from the hand of the odalisk, and the madly-distended eyes and lips resumed their languishing smile. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians\|Mr Jkai Another five minutes found them eating like young wolves around a languishing fire. America First\|Frances Nimmo Greene The sun was higher, the dew exhaled in warm and languishing perfume, the mocking-bird filled the air with ecstasy. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains\|Charles Egbert Craddock Could it be possible that under the sting of rejection he had made his grotesque threat of languishing effacement real? Selected Stories\|Bret Harte Words related to languishing dull, tired, longing, pining, droopy, listless, sluggish, melancholy, sad, unhappy
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