0 present participle of languish --
1 to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: --
The industries which it is supposed to be its purpose to help are languishing.
They are languishing in those gaols for no other reason than that they inadvertently crossed the border.
The catering trade cannot be described as a languishing trade.
Any trade of that kind that comes from abroad is a competition with a certain trade which is languishing in this country.
The fact is that agriculture to-day is a completely languishing industry, and it is obvious, therefore, that there must be something wrong.
The industrial system is languishing and in a state of decay.
Why does he not say that he is prepared to use the services of his languishing conciliation officers?
These values could, however, end up being diluted in rhetoric and languishing if we do not move from words to actions.
