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languishing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  languish 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  languish 
 
  Sense  2 
  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish 
  =>  die 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  languish 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  languish 
 
  Sense  2 
  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish 
  =>  die 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  languish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  languish 
 
  3  senses  of  languish 
 
  Sense  1 
  pine  away  waste,  languish 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Sense  2 
  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish 
  =>  miss 
 
  Sense  3 
  languish,  fade 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  languish 
 
  languish  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  languish 
 
  Sense  1 
  pine  away  waste,  languish 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish 
  =>  miss 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  languish,  fade 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  languish 
 
  The  verb  languish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pine  away  waste,  languish  --  (lose  vigor,  health,  or  flesh,  as  through  grief;  "After  her  husband  died,  she  just  pined  away") 
  2.  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish  --  (have  a  yen  for) 
  3.  languish,  fade  --  (become  feeble;  "The  prisoner  has  be  languishing  for  years  in  the  dungeon") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  languish 
 
  The  verb  languish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pine  away  waste,  languish  --  (lose  vigor,  health,  or  flesh,  as  through  grief;  "After  her  husband  died,  she  just  pined  away") 
  2.  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish  --  (have  a  yen  for) 
  3.  languish,  fade  --  (become  feeble;  "The  prisoner  has  be  languishing  for  years  in  the  dungeon") 



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