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Webster 1913 Edition

Languishing

Lan′guish-ing

,
Adj.
1.
Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength.
2.
Amorously pensive; indicating melancholy;
as,
languishing
eyes, or look
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Languishing

LAN'GUISHING

, ppr.
1.
Becoming or being feeble; losing strength; pining; withering; fading.
2.
a. Having a languid appearance; as a languishing eye.

Definition 2024

languishing

languishing

English

Adjective

languishing

  1. lacking of vigor or spirit.

Verb

languishing

  1. present participle of languish

Noun

languishing ‎(plural languishings)

  1. The act of one who languishes.
    • 1680, Thomas Otway, The Orphan
      Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings, are paid!

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