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verschmachten.

to swelter, languish (especially due to thirst, hunger or heat)

13 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ferˈʃmaxtən/[fɐˈʃmaχ.tn̩][fɛɐ̯-][-tən]
  1. to swelter, languish (especially due to thirst, hunger or heat)

    also · figuratively · intransitive · weak
    in der sengenden Hitze verschmachten
    Er verschmachtet vor Sehnsucht, sie wiederzusehen.
Where this word comes from

From northern Middle High German versmahten. By surface analysis, ver- + schmachten.

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