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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 lookWebster 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
Verb
languishing
- present participle of languish
Noun
languishing (plural languishings)
- 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!
- 1680, Thomas Otway, The Orphan