The Only Use of
languish
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Maniac Magee
- By the time the two of them finished trimming it their tree-trimming instincts having languished for so many Christmases — hardly a pine needle could be seen under the tinsel and balls and whatnot.†
p. 111.2languished = suffered in a bad situation for a long time
Definition:
to suffer in a bad situation for a long time