v. i. | 1. | To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to linger in a weak or deteriorating condition; to wither or fade. |
2. | To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy. | |
3. | To be neglected and unattended to; | |
1. | To cause to droop or pine. | |
n. | 1. | See Languishment. |
Verb | 1. | languish - lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" |
2. | languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | |
3. | languish - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" Synonyms: fade |