- present tense form of languish (3rd person singular).
languishes
Example Sentences
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Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Tortora, meanwhile, languishes in squalid jail cells and a country with only a casual regard for habeas corpus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Jenner is likely taking a significant financial hit on the property as it languishes on the market.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Discovery has attracted interest from activist shareholders as the company’s stock languishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
If these are the sources which nourish literature, we should naturally expect that they must have become scanty or dry when learning languishes or expires.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
