Definition of languishes

"languishes" 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 languishes

Fame and admiration weigh not a feather in the scale against friendship and love, for the heart languishes all the same. [ George Sand ]

His eloquent tongue so well seconds his fertile invention that no one speaks better when suddenly called forth. His attention never languishes; his mind is always before his words; his memory has all its stock so turned into ready money that, without hesitation or delay, it supplies whatever the occasion may require. [ Erasmus ]

languishes in Scrabble®

The word languishes 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters languishes:

LANGUISHES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

anguish, english, geishas, genials, gnashes, guineas, gunless, hauling, healing, inhales, inulase, lashing, leasing, ligases, salines, sashing, sealing, sensual, shingle, signals, silanes, singles, sleighs, unagile, unleash, unseals

 

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

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languishes in Words With Friends™

The word languishes 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: 17

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

LANGUISHES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

anguish, english, geishas, genials, gnashes, guineas, gunless, hauling, healing, inhales, inulase, lashing, leasing, ligases, salines, sashing, sealing, sensual, shingle, signals, silanes, singles, sleighs, unagile, unleash, unseals

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In languishes

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Words within the letters of languishes

2 letter words in languishes (18 words)

9 letter words in languishes (1 word)

10 letter words in languishes (1 word)

languishes + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence languishes

Words that start with languishes (1 word)

Words with languishes in them (1 word)

Words that end with languishes (1 word)

Word Growth involving languishes

Shorter words in languishes

an anguish anguishes

is anguish anguishes

he hes anguishes

he she anguishes

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