languish
lan.guish \'lan-gwish\ \-gwi-shin-le-\ \-gwish-m*nt\ vi [ME languishen, fr. MF languiss-, stem of languir, fr. (assum]ed) VL languire, fr. L langue-re 1a: to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated 1b: to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality 2: to become dispirited : PINE 3: to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy - lan.guish.er n