Languishing

Word LANGUISHING
Character 11
Hyphenation lan guish ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Languishing"

What do we mean by languishing?

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.

To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.

To make weak; to weaken, devastate.

To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

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The word "languishing" in example sentences

You're not any less 'credible' just because people getting published in languishing dead trees disagree with you. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To me, they read with a practical air, perhaps reflecting the fact that they were once recited aloud from memory, perhaps reflecting a people without a lot of interest in languishing, musing, or waxing philosophically. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes, my poor Orenburg shawl in languishing in favor of this beauty. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So, we always said we will do buybacks as long as we think the stock is attractive and using that capital doesn't take away our ability to grow the company and we have enough excess capital that that's been the case, I hate to use the word languishing but this current stock prices extremely attractive, trading around our book value and as you know most of our competitors that are public or trading, 1.3 to 1.5 times book value. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He didn't much relish the idea of languishing around the empty Collegium for a fortnight with nothing to do and no company. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2000)

He revolted at the idea of languishing in idleness at Paris, while fresh laurels were growing for him in distant climes. ❋ Various (N/A)

Oduwole has called the languishing case frivolous and a "misunderstanding" blown out of proportion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The result is a mental interpretation of the world that has integrated all the senses into a single picture, while filtering out conflicting pieces of information The 'global workspace' integrates the senses into a single picture, filtering out conflicting information Lack of compelling evidence left the idea languishing on the shelf. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A 1964 United States Treasury audit revealed the existance of millions low-mintage uncirculated United States Carson City Mint Morgan Silver Dollar coins languishing in obscurity inside US Treasury vaults for decades. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The rights and wrongs of transracial adoption are in the news in the U.K. again, as the coalition government has proudly pronounced that race should not be a bar in adoption and that too many dual-heritage children are "languishing" in the British care system. ❋ Katharine Quarmby (2011)

Although I would not qualify them as "languishing" either, as they are on display, and taunt me with their hidden knowledge every time I pass by, rather than being stored away in a closet. ❋ Jlundberg (2010)

Yet, Sulzberger's resume is quite impressive for the son of the publisher "languishing" his way to the top: He began his newspaper career with the Raleigh N.C. ❋ Geri Spieler (2010)

They count on Iran to be a dried, deserted, unsettled land with its "languishing" people all wearing "black", women covering their faces, streets empty of edifices and towers, nobody laughs or is allowed to, music and entertainment banned everywhere, nobody accessing the internet or new technologies etc. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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