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with·er W0192300 (wĭth′ər)v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers v.intr.1. To dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture.2. To lose force or vitality; become diminished; wane: "Belief in industry self-regulation took hold ... and formal regulation was allowed to wither" (Eduardo Porter).v.tr.1. To cause to shrivel or fade.2. To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy: "Three years apart had withered her hopes and she was engaged to someone else" (John Garth).3. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
[Alteration of Middle English widderen, perhaps variant of wederen, to weather, from weder, weather; see weather.]wither (ˈwɪðə) vb1. (Botany) (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up2. (often foll by: away) to fade or waste: all hope withered away. 3. (intr) to decay, decline, or disintegrate4. (tr) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality5. (tr) to abash, esp with a scornful look6. (tr) to harm or damage[C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay] ˈwithered adj ˈwitherer n ˈwithering adj ˈwitheringly advwith•er (ˈwɪð ər)
v.i. 1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine. 2. to lose the freshness of youth (often fol. by away). v.t. 3. to cause to shrivel, fade, or lose vigor or bloom. 4. to abash, as by a scathing glance; humiliate; shame. [1250–1300] with′er•er, n. with′er•ing•ly, adv. wither
Past participle: withered
Gerund: withering
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| I wither | | you wither | | he/she/it withers | | we wither | | you wither | | they wither |
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| I withered | | you withered | | he/she/it withered | | we withered | | you withered | | they withered |
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| I am withering | | you are withering | | he/she/it is withering | | we are withering | | you are withering | | they are withering |
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| I have withered | | you have withered | | he/she/it has withered | | we have withered | | you have withered | | they have withered |
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| I was withering | | you were withering | | he/she/it was withering | | we were withering | | you were withering | | they were withering |
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| I had withered | | you had withered | | he/she/it had withered | | we had withered | | you had withered | | they had withered |
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| I will wither | | you will wither | | he/she/it will wither | | we will wither | | you will wither | | they will wither |
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| I will have withered | | you will have withered | | he/she/it will have withered | | we will have withered | | you will have withered | | they will have withered |
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| I will be withering | | you will be withering | | he/she/it will be withering | | we will be withering | | you will be withering | | they will be withering |
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| I have been withering | | you have been withering | | he/she/it has been withering | | we have been withering | | you have been withering | | they have been withering |
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| I will have been withering | | you will have been withering | | he/she/it will have been withering | | we will have been withering | | you will have been withering | | they will have been withering |
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| I had been withering | | you had been withering | | he/she/it had been withering | | we had been withering | | you had been withering | | they had been withering |
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| I would wither | | you would wither | | he/she/it would wither | | we would wither | | you would wither | | they would wither |
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| I would have withered | | you would have withered | | he/she/it would have withered | | we would have withered | | you would have withered | | they would have withered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"shrink, shrivel, shrivel upatrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectlydie back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" | | 2. | wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"fadedisappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" |
witherverb1. wilt, dry, decline, shrink, decay, disintegrate, perish, languish, droop, shrivel, desiccate Farmers have watched their crops wither because of the drought.
wilt develop, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom2. waste, decline, shrink, shrivel, atrophy His leg muscles had withered from lack of use.3. fade, decline, wane, perish His dream of being a famous footballer withered and died.
fade increase, develop, succeed, flourish, bloom, wax, blossom, prosper4. humiliate, blast, shame, put down, snub, mortify, abash Mary withered me with a glance.witherverb1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:dry up, mummify, sear, shrivel, wizen.2. To waste away from longing or grief:languish, pine (away).3. To render helpless, as by emotion:benumb, numb, paralyze, petrify, stun, stupefy.Translationswither (ˈwiðə) verb (of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay. The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants. 枯萎 枯萎wither
wither on the vine1. Literally (of fruit), to shrivel and die before being harvested, due to neglect, adverse conditions, or lack of resources. You forgot to water my tomato plant! Now they've all withered on the vine! With the horrible drought we've had this summer, nearly all of the fruit in my orchards withered on the vine.2. By extension, to fail prematurely or not come to fruition, as due to being ignored, neglected, impractical, or without the necessary means to succeed. The president made sweeping promises during his campaign, but many of those have withered on the vine. Many of the resources for students with learning disabilities have withered on the vine following the school board's budget cuts.See also: on, vine, witherwither awayto shrivel up; to shrink up. Soon, the wart withered away. Many of our roses withered away in the hot sun.See also: away, witherwither on the vine and die on the vine 1. Lit. [for fruit] to shrivel on the vine or stem, unharvested. If we don't get out there into the field, the grapes will wither on the vine. The apples will die on the vine if not picked soon. 2. . Fig. [for someone or something] to be ignored or neglected and thereby be wasted. I hope I get a part in the play. I don't want to just die on the vine. Fred thinks he is withering on the vine because no one has chosen him.See also: on, vine, witherwither upto shrivel up. It was so hot that the leaves of the trees withered up.See also: up, witherwither on the vineFail to come to fruition, as in This building project will wither on the vine if they don't agree on a price. This expression alludes to grapes shriveling and drying up because they were not picked when ripe. See also: on, vine, witherwither on the vine LITERARY or die on the vine AMERICAN, LITERARYIf something withers on the vine, it fails or is destroyed because nobody supports it or does anything to make it successful. The chance to make peace certainly exists, but could still wither on the vine. I talked to people all over this state who are worried that the American dream is dying on the vine.See also: on, vine, witherwither on the vine fail to be implemented or dealt with because of neglect or inaction. The image of grapes failing to grow is probably a reference to various passages in the Bible in which a withered vine is used as a metaphor for a state of physical or spiritual impoverishment.See also: on, vine, witherˌwither on the ˈvine (formal) gradually come to an end or stop being effective: He used to be so ambitious, but his ambition seems to have withered on the vine.If a grape withers on the vine, it dries up and dies before it can be picked.See also: on, vine, witherMedicalSeewithersWITHER
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Synonyms for witherverb wiltSynonyms- wilt
- dry
- decline
- shrink
- decay
- disintegrate
- perish
- languish
- droop
- shrivel
- desiccate
Antonyms- develop
- thrive
- flourish
- bloom
- blossom
verb wasteSynonyms- waste
- decline
- shrink
- shrivel
- atrophy
verb fadeSynonymsAntonyms- increase
- develop
- succeed
- flourish
- bloom
- wax
- blossom
- prosper
verb humiliateSynonyms- humiliate
- blast
- shame
- put down
- snub
- mortify
- abash
Synonyms for witherverb to make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moistureSynonyms- dry up
- mummify
- sear
- shrivel
- wizen
verb to waste away from longing or griefSynonymsverb to render helpless, as by emotionSynonyms- benumb
- numb
- paralyze
- petrify
- stun
- stupefy
Synonyms for witherverb wither, as with a loss of moistureSynonymsRelated Words- atrophy
- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
- blast
- die back
- die down
- dry up
- mummify
verb lose freshness, vigor, or vitalitySynonymsRelated Words |