Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

languishing

/lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: lan-guish-ing
IPA: /lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking of vigor or spirit.

verb

present participle and gerund of languish

noun

The act of one who languishes.

Example Sentences

"Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings, are paid!"

Inflected Forms

languishings (plural)

Derived Forms

languishingly

Rhymes With

anguishing

Questions

How do you pronounce languishing?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/.
What does languishing mean?: Lacking of vigor or spirit.

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