1. (

• pine_away ,
• waste ,
• languish

) lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" ;

2. (

• ache ,
• yearn ,
• yen ,
• pine ,
• languish

) have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" ;

3. (

• languish ,
• fade

) become feeble; "The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon" ;