had been languishing

Past perfect progressiveconjugation oflanguish.There are other translations for this conjugation.

languish

The presumed victor in the 1993 presidential election, Chief Abiola, and many defenders of democracy, had been languishing in prison for two and a half years.	El Jefe Abiola, presunto ganador de las elecciones presidenciales de 1993, así como muchos defensores de la democracia, vegetan en la cárcel desde hace dos años y medio.
After the election of Vázquez, and with Lula and Kirchner leading Brazil and Argentina, the time seemed to have arrived to re-launch Mercosur, which had been languishing among attacks from within and without.	Tras la elección de Vázquez y con Lula y Kirchner al frente de Brasil y Argentina, parecía llegado el momento de relanzar a un Mercosur que languidecía entre ataques de propios y extraños.
Within weeks, our national congress approved the disarmament bill that had been languishing for years.	En pocas semanas, nuestro congreso nacional que había estado languideciendo durante años.
The TRIPS amendment had been languishing since it was agreed in 2005–until we brought it into force earlier this year.	La enmienda del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC estuvo estancada desde que se acordó en 2005, hasta que este año logramos que entrara en vigor.
Juan Luis Guerra and his band, the 440, are part of the new wave of artists responsible for revitalizing tropical music which had been languishing in the late 80's due to overplay and lack of innovation.	Juan Luis Guerra y su banda, la 440, son parte de la nueva ola de los artistas responsables de revitalizar la música tropical que había estado languideciendo a fines de los ochenta por sobreactuación y falta de innovación.