Definition of Languishes

1. Verb. (third-person singular of languish) ¹

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Definition of Languishes

1. languish [v] - See also: languish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Languishes

langued
languente
langues
languet
languets
languette
languettes
languid
languidly
languidness
languidnesses
languish
languished
languisher
languishers
languishes (current term)
languishing
languishingly
languishment
languishments
languishness
languisht
languor
languorous
languorously
languorousness
languors
languour
languourous
languours

Literary usage of Languishes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François) (1846)
"... schools—Legal situation of the professors—Beli- gious society has no other mediums of development and influence than its ideas—Still one languishes, ..."

2. Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull, from 1756 to 1841 by John Trumbull (1841)
"... SC— In 1793 again in the eastern states—Subscription languishes—Mission of Mr. Jay—Appointed by him to be his secretary—Embark with him June, ..."

3. A History of Rome to the Battle of Actium by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1894)
"... Romans declare war with him (215)—His defeat at Apollonia The war languishes for some time (208-206). hut the Romans, by the advice of Sulpicius, ..."

4. The Life of Hernando Cortes by Arthur Helps (1871)
"Consequences of the Defeat—The Siege languishes—Cortes sends aid to his Indian Allies—The Allies return to the Camp of Cortes—The Siege is pressed—The ..."

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