/ Dictionary / Index L languishing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lan•guish•ing Pronunciation: (lang'gwi-shing), [key] — adj. becoming languid, in any way. expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy: a languishing sigh. lingering: a languishing death. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: languishing (Thesaurus) languish languishment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language