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languish

/'læŋgwɪʃ/

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verb
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
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ache pine yearn yen

type of:
yearn hanker long
verb
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
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pine away waste

type of:
weaken
verb
become feeble
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"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"

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fade

type of:
degenerate deteriorate devolve drop

Examples of languish

"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"