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LANGUISHING

\lˈaŋɡwɪʃɪŋ], \lˈaŋɡwɪʃɪŋ], \l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_ʃ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of LANGUISHING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Drooping; pining; sentimentally tender; as, languishing looks.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Having a soft, tender look.
Becoming feeble; fading.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Showing languor.
Feebleness; loss of strength.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act of becoming weak; pining; drooping.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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