Definition of languish

"languish" in the verb sense

1. pine away, waste, languish

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

"After her husband died, she just pined away"

2. ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

"She ached for a cigarette"

"I am pining for my lover"

3. languish, fade

become feeble

"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"

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Quotations for languish

Truth may languish, but can never perish. [ Proverb ]

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night,
Brother to Death, in silent darkness born;
Relieve my languish, and restore the light. [ Samuel Daniel ]

All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon languish. [ Tacitus ]

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it through despite to languish long time in error. [ Seneca ]

How many languish in obscurity, who would become great if emulation and encouragement incited them to exertion! [ Fenelon ]

Foul jealousy! that turnest love divine to joyless dread, and makest the loving heart with hateful thoughts to languish and to pine. [ Spenser ]

languish in Scrabble®

The word languish is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters languish:

LANGUISH
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

anguish, hauling, lashing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word languish

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In languish

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LANGUISH
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languish in Words With Friends™

The word languish is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters languish:

LANGUISH
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

anguish, hauling, lashing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word languish

LANGUISH
(126)
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(114)
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(72)
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(69)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In languish

LANGUISH
(126)
LANGUISH
(114)
HAULING
(107 = 72 + 35)
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LANGUISH
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Words within the letters of languish

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6 letter words in languish (7 words)

7 letter words in languish (3 words)

8 letter words in languish (1 word)

languish + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence languish

Words with languish in them (1 word)

Words that end with languish (1 word)

Word Growth involving languish

Shorter words in languish

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Longer words containing languish

languished

languisher languishers

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languishing languishingly