Definition of Languish

to be or become weak or dull; lose strength or vigor; fail to make progress or be successful

Examples of Languish in a sentence

Away from the sunlight, the plant will languish and eventually die.  🔊

While I don’t normally enjoy being out in the sun, if I have to languish somewhere hot all day, I choose Hawaii.  🔊

When the judge sentences the murderer, I hope he gives him a lifetime to languish in prison.  🔊

Are you going to languish in bed all Spring Break or do you plan on going outside and enjoying the sunlight?  🔊

If I don’t bother him, my cat will languish on the windowsill all day long.  🔊

As the black sheep of my family, I watched my parents languish all their affection on my youngest brother while they ignored me.  🔊

Since business is in short demand, the mortgage companies have started to wonder how much longer the housing market will continue to languish.  🔊

Rather than sponsor a bill he finds objectionable, the majority leader will allow this one to languish on a pile in his office.  🔊

After being dumped by her boyfriend, my daughter did nothing but languish on her bed.  🔊

If Congress allows the budget bill to languish on the shelf, then the country will find itself in a financial crisis.  🔊

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