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Pining vs Languishing - What's the difference?

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Pining is a related term of languishing.


As nouns the difference between pining and languishing

is that pining is torture while languishing is the act of one who languishes.

As an adjective languishing is

lacking of vigor or spirit.

As a verb languishing is

.

pining

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who pines.
  • * Ann Radcliffe
    • the sullen pinings of discontent

    languishing

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • lacking of vigor or spirit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who languishes.
  • * 1680 , Thomas Otway, The Orphan
    • Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings , are paid!