Definition of "languished" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of languish. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "His name languished in the Senate, and he was finally turned down.19 Most nominations, however, went through Congress unopposed or with little opposition."
• "But the older brother appeared too menacing to the bipartisan traditions of the Senate and the idea languished until 2010."
• "Yet in other cases he almost abdicated his leadership role -- as during the last couple of years, while the Bundestag languished in deadlock over tax reform and other moves to revamp the welfare state."