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languish

How many syllables in languish?

  2 syllables

Divide languish into syllables:   lan-guish
Stressed syllable in languish:   lan-guish
How to pronounce languish:   lang-gwish
How to say languish:

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Synonyms for languish


1 syllable
  • mope
  • rot
  • pine
2 syllables
  • decay
  • standstill
  • stagnate
  • suffer
3 syllables
  • get weaker
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What rhymes with languish

2 syllables
  • anguish
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