Textual thesaurus for "languish"

(verb) fade

become feeble

The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon

(verb) pine away, waste

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

After her husband died, she just pined away

(verb) pine, yearn, yen, ache

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

She ached for a cigarette; I am pining for my lover