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languish
verb
Become feeble
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ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ
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verb
Become feeble
“The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon”
verb
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
“After her husband died, she just pined away”
verb
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
“She ached for a cigarette”
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The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon
After her husband died, she just pined away
She ached for a cigarette
I am pining for my lover
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