he languished all his attention on her, his one and only daughter.
Do it the wrong way and your home will languish for months.Millions languish in debt slavery and don't see any way out.But with the wrong title, it can languish untouched.
The robber had to languish in prison for his crimes.
The past tense of languish is languished.
to languish = עָרַג (arag)
A desire for something not present. "The girl was languishing for chocolate."
The children were languished of love and food.
food.
Russian
Eire
The word "languish" can be both a verb (to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation) and a noun (a state of suffering or distress).
She was very disturbed by the idea of her daughter languishing alone in that big house, watching TV and drinking all day every day, just waiting to die.Finally being exonerated for his wife's murder was a hollow victory after 35 years spent languishing in prison.
Lack of sufficient sunlight is one of the most likely causes of a houseplant to languish. Other causes may include overwatering or lack of enough water.