languishing

lan·guish

L0042100 (lăng′gwĭsh)intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain.2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.

[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

lan′guish·er n.lan′guish·ing·ly adv.lan′guish·ment n.

Thesaurus

languishing

adjective fading, failing, declining, flagging, sinking, weakening, deteriorating, withering, wilting, sickening, drooping, droopy, wasting away She was instrumental in the revival of his languishing career.

Translations

单词	languishing
释义	languishing lan·guish L0042100 (lăng′gwĭsh)intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain.2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine. [Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.] lan′guish·er n.lan′guish·ing·ly adv.lan′guish·ment n. Thesaurus languishing adjective fading, failing, declining, flagging, sinking, weakening, deteriorating, withering, wilting, sickening, drooping, droopy, wasting away She was instrumental in the revival of his languishing career. Translations IdiomsSeelanguish languishing Related to languishing: manipulable, vitality adj Synonyms for languishing adj fading Synonyms fading failing declining flagging sinking weakening deteriorating withering wilting sickening drooping droopy wasting away
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