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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024with•er /ˈwɪðɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) shrivel or fade: [no object]The plants are withering in the heat.[~ + object]The heat has withered the entire corn crop.
- to render powerless;
stun:[~ + object]She withered him with a scornful look. with•er•ing•ly, adv. : She looked at him witheringly. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024with•er (wiᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to shrivel;
fade; decay:The grapes had withered on the vine. - to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away).
v.t. - 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.
- Middle English, perh. variant of weather (verb, verbal) 1250–1300
with′ered•ness, n. with′er•er, n. with′er•ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wrinkle, shrink, dry, decline, languish, droop, waste. Wither, shrivel imply a shrinking, wilting, and wrinkling. Wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought:Plants withered in the hot sun.Shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled:The leaves shrivel in cold weather. Paper shrivels in fire.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humiliate, shame.
With•er (wiᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
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