wither
IPA: wˈɪðɝ
noun
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
- (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
- (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
- (obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
adverb
- (obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
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Examples of "wither" in Sentences
- Fear is withering the soul.
- Her charisma is withering people.
- Gradually, the group withered away.
- The larvae feed on withered leaves.
- His career withered in the early 1980s.
- The flowers and plants withered and died.
- He healed the man with the withered hand.
- The larvae prefer withered and fallen leaves.
- The flowers will wither if the pollen is blown away.
- The hard decay and demise in the the first third disappear, truculence and romance take over, and frankly, the quality of the songcraft withers.
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