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languish

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languish
/AmE ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ , BrE ˈlaŋɡwɪʃ /
intransitive verb
(literary) languidecer, consumirse; (in prison) pudrirse
the information is languishing in a drawer la información está archivada en un cajón
to languish for sth suspirar por algo (literary)
he languished for her love suspiraba por su amor (literary)
the languishing tones of the flute el tono lánguido de la flauta
she gave a languishing sigh suspiró lánguidamente