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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024with•ers (wiᵺ′ərz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) - Zoologythe highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc. See diag. under dog, horse.
- wring one's withers, to cause one anxiety or trouble:The long involved lawsuit is wringing his withers.
- origin, originally uncertain 1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: withers /ˈwɪðəz/ pl n - the highest part of the back of a horse, behind the neck between the shoulders
Etymology: 16th Century: short for widersones, from wider with + -sones, perhaps variant of sinew; related to German Widerrist, Old English withre resistance with•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
- 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.
Also, With•ers (wiᵺ′ərz).USA pronunciation Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wither /ˈwɪðə/ vb - (intransitive) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
- (intransitive) often followed by away: to fade or waste: all hope withered away
- (intransitive) to decay, decline, or disintegrate
- (transitive) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
- (transitive) to abash, esp with a scornful look
- (transitive) to harm or damage
Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decayˈwitherer n ˈwithering adj ˈwitheringly adv |