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Languish

Languish meaning

To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. | To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. | To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.

Example sentences (20)

But a century on, the fields situated in the heart of Newington have been left to languish, and are now a “huge health and safety risk,” campaigners say.

Gaye’s music reaches into the deepest recesses of the human experience, touching the parts of us that are too often left to languish in silence.

Hibs will be wary of the results around them as the languish a point above the relegation zone.

Idaho was eager to ban abortions, but an investigation shows it also stripped its postpartum health care benefits, turned down federal grants and let other supports for pregnancies languish.

I don’t like how I behave and communicate and feel when I languish in this privileged bubble of WFH video game marathons: I feel short-tempered, insecure, stir-crazy, and like I have it way-too-good to be complaining.

Palestinian children in the West Bank are often snatched away in the dead of night, subjected to questioning in the absence of any parent or guardian, and languish in pretrial detention for agonizingly long periods.

Parts of the south can expect the mercury to reach the low 20s, while parts of the north will see the temperatures languish in the teens.

People of all ages languish from ailments of the eyes, lungs and blood.

The David Beckham co-owned team languish bottom of the Eastern Conference thanks to a difficult campaign that led to Phil Neville’s recent sacking.

Unfortunately, we languish at only 14% of English rivers achieving that good ecological status.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of US authorities to seize Iranian oil assets under an enforcement program they say has been allowed to languish.

With reports that the Blues board are already split on whether Potter is the right man to take them forward, they cannot afford any more slips as they languish mid-table in the Premier League.

But even if voters approve the “just cause” proposal, it’s likely to languish at the Statehouse.

He would happily languish behind bars so he could claim that he was the victim of a Biden-controlled political witch hunt.

Mining has highlighted the sorry state of social service delivery with schools crumbling, healthcare facilities languish in disrepair, and essential services remain woefully inadequate.

Mourners don’t ponder personal improvement or penitence but languish in sadness.

Sinha said the key is to ensure more people have a family doctor and access to community care servicesto prevent or better manage chronic diseases sopatients don't languish on hospital wards.

The Finidi George’s side now languish in fifth position in the pool.

They uncovered five dogs found deceased in garbage bags and four who appeared to have been left behind to languish.

While Burnley may languish in the relegation zone, they are scarcely being underestimated.