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Yearning vs Languishing - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between yearning and languishing

is that yearning is a wistful or melancholy longing while languishing is the act of one who languishes.

As verbs the difference between yearning and languishing

is that yearning is present participle of lang=en while languishing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective languishing is

lacking of vigor or spirit.

yearning

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wistful or melancholy longing.
    • She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.
  • (archaic) rennet

    • Related terms

    * yearn

    Verb

    (head)
    • English abstract nouns

    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!