11 Letter Words for Languishing
languishing
10 Letter Words for Languishing
anguishing
9 Letter Words for Languishing
anilingus, laughings, shingling, signaling, unlashing, unshaling, unsighing
8 Letter Words for Languishing
aligning, anglings, gainings, gaisling, ghilgais, gnashing, gunsling, hainings, hangings, inguinal, inhaling, languish, laughing, nailings, nilghais, nilghaus, shauling, silaging, singling, slanging, slinging, snailing, unailing
7 Letter Words for Languishing
aisling, angling, anglish, anguish, anilins, annihil, ashling, gaining, gashing, gaulish, ghilgai, gilgais, gingals, guanins, guiling, guisian, guising, gushing, hailing, haining, halsing, hanging, hauling, hausing, hinging, hulaing, ingangs, inhauls, insulin, inulins, laggins, lansing, lashing, liasing, lignins, linguas, linings, linsang, lugings, luhinga, lungans, lunging, lushing, naggish, nailing, nighing, nilgais, nilgaus, nilghai, nilghau, saguing, sailing, saining, saluing, shaling, shining, shuling, sighing, signing, singing, sughing, unaging, unhangs, unnails, unslain, unsling
6 Letter Words for Languishing
agings, aguish, ailing, algins, aligns, alnuin, angili, anguis, anilin, anisil, annuli, annuls, ashing, gaulin, gaulsh, gilgai, gingal, glanis, gluing, gluish, guanin, guglia, gulags, gulash, gusain, haggis, haglin, haling, hangul, ingang, ingans, inhaul, insula, inulas, inulin, isling, laggin, laighs, lanius, lasing, laughs, liangs, ligans, lignin, lingas, lingua, lining, linins, linish, luging, lungan, lungis, naggin, naging, niggas, niggun, nihils, nilgai, nilgau, ningal, saging, saguin, salugi, salung, sangil, saning, signal, siling, singan, sining, sluing, sugann, suggan, suggil, suling, sungha, sunnah, uhlans, ungags, ungain, unhang, unlash, unnail, unnigh, unsing, unsnag
5 Letter Words for Languishing
aging, aglus, agnus, agush, ahing, ainus, algin, align, alish, alnus, angus, anigh, anils, annul, annus, gains, gaius, gangs, gansu, gauls, ghain, gigas, gilas, gilia, gings, gisla, glans, glias, glugs, gnash, guans, gugal, gugas, gulag, gulas, gusla, gusli, haggs, hails, hains, hangs, hauls, hilsa, hilus, hinau, hings, hsian, huias, hulas, iglus, ignis, iliau, ingan, inglu, inial, inula, laigh, laius, langi, laugh, liang, ligan, ligas, linga, lings, linha, linin, linns, lunas, lungi, lungs, nails, naish, nguni, niais, nigga, nighs, nigua, nihau, nihil, nisan, sangh, sangu, saugh, shaul, shiai, shina, shuln, sigil, sigla, signa, sinai, sinal, singh, slain, slang, sling, sluig, slung, snail, sugan, suing, sunna, sunni, ualis, ugali, uglis, uhlan, uinal, ulans, unais, ungag, unsin, using, usnin
4 Letter Words for Languishing
agin, aglu, agni, ails, ains, ainu, alii, alin, anil, anis, anni, anns, ansi, ansu, anus, asin, augh, gags, gail, gain, gali, gals, gang, gash, gaul, gaun, gaus, giga, gigs, gila, gils, ging, ginn, gins, gish, glia, glis, glug, gnus, guan, guga, gula, guls, guna, gung, gunl, guns, gush, hagg, hagi, hags, hail, hain, hals, hang, hani, hans, hasn, haul, higi, hila, hili, hing, hins, hisn, hugs, huia, huis, hula, hung, huns, iggs, iglu, ilia, inga, inia, inns, lags, lahs, lahu, lain, lang, lash, laun, laus, lias, ligs, liin, lina, ling, linn, lins, lish, lisu, lugs, luna, lung, lunn, lush, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nain, nais, nash, nasi, ngai, nigh, nils, nina, nisi, nung, nuns, sail, sain, sang, saul, shag, shan, shia, shin, shua, shug, shul, shun, sial, sian, sigh, sign, sila, sina, sing, sinh, slag, slug, snag, snig, snug, sugg, sugh, sugi, sula, sung, suni, sunn, uang, ughs, ugli, ulan, ulna, unai, unal, unis
3 Letter Words for Languishing
ags, ahi, ahs, ahu, ail, ain, ais, alg, aln, als, ann, ans, anu, asg, ash, asl, aug, auh, aul, gag, gal, gan, gas, gau, gig, gin, gis, gns, gnu, gui, gul, gun, gus, hag, han, has, hau, hia, hin, his, hug, hui, hun, igg, ign, ihi, ihs, ing, inn, ins, ish, isl, isn, lag, lah, lai, lan, las, lig, lin, lis, lug, nag, nah, nas, nig, nil, nis, nul, nun, nus, sag, sah, sai, sal, san, sau, sha, shi, sig, sil, sin, sla, sui, sun, ugh, ugs, uhs, ula, una, ung, unh, uni, unl, unn, uns, usa, ush
Definitions for Languishing
[1] becoming languid, in any way.
[2] expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy: a languishing sigh.
[3] lingering: a languishing death.
[4] to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
[5] to lose vigor and vitality.
[6] to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years.
[7] to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year.
[8] to pine with desire or longing.
[9] to assume an expression of tender, sentimental melancholy.
[10] the act or state of languishing.
[11] a tender, melancholy look or expression.
[12] to lose or diminish in strength or energy
[13] (often foll by for) to be listless with desire; pine
[14] to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect to languish in prison
[15] to put on a tender, nostalgic, or melancholic expression
Words related to Languishing
dull, tired, longing, pining, droopy, listless, sluggish, melancholy, sad, unhappy
Words nearby Languishing
languedoc-roussillon, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-
Origin of Languishing
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French languiss-, long stem of languir ≪ Latin languēre to languish; akin to laxus lax; see -ish2
Other words from Languishing
lan·guish·ing·ly , adverb
half-lan·guish·ing , adjective
un·lan·guish·ing , adjective
lan·guish·er , noun
Word origin for Languishing
C14 languishen, from Old French languiss-, stem of languir, ultimately from Latin languēre
Synonyms for Languishing
dull, tired, droopy, listless, sluggish
