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wither
1[ with-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to shrivel; fade; decay:
The grapes had withered on the vine.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often followed by away ).
verb (used with object)
- to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.:
The drought withered the buds.
- to affect harmfully:
Reputations were withered by the scandal.
- to abash, as by a scathing glance:
a look that withered him.
Synonyms: ,
Wither
2[ with-er ]
noun
- George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
wither
/ ˈɪðə /
verb
- intr (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
- introften foll byaway to fade or waste
all hope withered away
- intr to decay, decline, or disintegrate
- tr to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
- tr to abash, esp with a scornful look
- tr to harm or damage
Derived Forms
- ˈɾٳ, adjective
- ˈɾٳԲ, adverb
- ˈɾٳԲ, adjective
- ˈɾٳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɾٳİ·Ա noun
- ɾٳİ· noun
- ɾٳİ·Բ· adverb
- ԴDz·ɾٳİ·Բ adjective
- v·ɾٳİ adjective
- ܲ·ɾٳİ adjective
- ܲ·ɾٳİ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wither1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For communists, it was the state “withering away” so no one could be exploited by another.
“Something seems really great and then it withers. .... The real thing to make downtown work and feel safer is to have more people there.”
Over time, the economic power we’ve come to rely on will wither too.
Recent single 69, for example, is a thumping house track on which Taylor talks with withering candour about her sex life.
But that would break a different EU promise - to boost withering European arms industries by trying to buy EU when re-arming EU countries.
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