Languished
[læŋgwɪʃt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Languish
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Examples
- A few other topics of general interest were introduced by Mr. Brooke and wet-blanketed by Mrs. Brooke, and conversation languished. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Clym's boyish love for her might have languished, but it might easily be revived again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- By and by the beadle comes out, once more intensifying the sensation, which has rather languished in the interval. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For fifteen days the noble Hor Vastus has languished in the darkness of the pits, but not in vain. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- She cocked her head on one side and languished at him through screwed-up eyes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- That the industry of Scotland languished for want of money to employ it, was the opinion of the famous Mr Law. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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