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languished

/lˈæŋɡwɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
lan-guished
IPA
/lˈæŋɡwɪʃt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of languish

Rhymes With

anguished

Questions

How do you pronounce languished?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæŋɡwɪʃt/.
What does languished mean?
simple past and past participle of languish

How to pronounce languished

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