languish
     v 1: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her
          husband died, she just pined away" [syn: {pine away}, {waste}]
     2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
        "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
        [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {yen}, {pine}]
     3: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in
        the dungeon" [syn: {fade}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0