Hyphenation of languish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word languish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lan-guish

Definitions of languish:

1.	Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief After her husband died
2.	She just pined away
3.	Have a desire for something or someone who is not present She ached for a cigarette I am pining for my lover
4.	Become feeble The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon

Synonyms of languish:

verb	pine away, waste, weaken
verb	ache, yearn, yen, pine, hanker, long, yearn
verb	fade, devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate

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