languish

/lˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
   “After her husband died, she just pined away”
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   “She ached for a cigarette”
3. become feeble
   “The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon”

Synonyms for languish

• pine away
• waste
• ache
• yearn
• yen
• pine
• fade

Words that rhyme with languish

• anguish