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Definition of languishing

"languishing" 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 languishing

The study of books is a languishing and feeble motion that hearts not, whereas conversation teaches and exercises at once. [ Montaigne ]

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languishing in Scrabble®

The word languishing 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters languishing:

LANGUISHING

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aisling, angling, anguish, gaining, gashing, gushing, hailing, hanging, hauling, hinging, insulin, inulins, lashing, lignins, linings, lunging, nailing, sailing, shining, sighing, signing, singing, unaging, unalign, unsling

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languishing in Words With Friends™

The word languishing 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: 21

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Words within the letters of languishing

2 letter words in languishing (14 words)

ag ah ai an as ha hi in is la nu uh un us

3 letter words in languishing (27 words)

ail ais ash gag gal gas gig gin gnu gun hag has his hug inn ins lag lug nag nil nun nus sag sin sun ugh uhs

4 letter words in languishing (47 words)

agin ails anus gags gain gals gang gash gigs gins glia glug gnus guns gush hags hail hang haul hugs hula hung inns lags lain lash lugs lung lush nags nail nigh nils nuns sail sang shin shun sigh sign sing slug snag snug sung ughs ulna

5 letter words in languishing (25 words)

aging align annul gains gangs gigas glugs gnash gulag hails hangs hauls hulas inula laugh lungs nails slain slang sling slung snail suing ulnas using

6 letter words in languishing (18 words)

agings ailing aligns annuli annuls ashing gluing gulags haggis inulas inulin laughs lignin lingua lining signal unlash unsign

7 letter words in languishing (25 words)

aisling angling anguish gaining gashing gushing hailing hanging hauling hinging insulin inulins lashing lignins linings lunging nailing sailing shining sighing signing singing unaging unalign unsling

8 letter words in languishing (14 words)

aligning gainings gnashing hangings inguinal inhaling languish laughing nailings singling slanging slinging snailing unaligns

9 letter words in languishing (4 words)

inguinals shingling signaling unlashing

10 letter words in languishing (1 word)

anguishing

11 letter words in languishing (1 word)

languishing

languishing + 2 blanks (1 word)

languishingly

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Words containing the sequence languishing

Words that start with languishing (2 words)

languishing languishingly

Words with languishing in them (1 word)

languishing

Words that end with languishing (1 word)

languishing

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Word Growth involving languishing

Shorter words in languishing

an anguish anguishing

is anguish anguishing

hi shin anguishing

in shin anguishing

an anguish languish

is anguish languish

la languish

Longer words containing languishing

languishingly