wither

[ with-er ]

/ ˈwɪð ər /

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verb (used without object)

to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.

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.

Origin of wither

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, perhaps variant of weather (verb)

SYNONYMS FOR wither

1 wrinkle, shrink, dry, decline, languish, droop, waste.

5 humiliate, shame.

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synonym study for wither

1. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM wither

with·ered·ness, nounwith·er·er, nounwith·er·ing·ly, adverbnon·with·er·ing, adjective

o·ver·with·ered, adjectiveun·with·ered, adjectiveun·with·er·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wither

whither, wither

Words nearby wither

withdrawal syndrome, withdrawing room, withdrawn, withdrew, withe, wither, witherite, withe rod, wither on the vine, withers, withershins

Definition for wither (2 of 2)

Wither

[ with-er ]

/ ˈwɪð ər /

noun

George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.

Also With·ers

[with-erz]. /ˈwɪð ərz/.

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Example sentences from the Web for wither

Why this reluctant partnership might be best left to wither.
John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India?|Tunku Varadarajan|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as time goes by, Chloe falls ill and begins to wither away.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will he, like Khal Drogo before him, wither away from an infected wound?
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain and the Viper’ Recap: Trial by Combat and Inigo Montoya’s Revenge|Marlow Stern|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And second, the right-wing political class, operatives and people at think tanks, who want the welfare state to wither away.
Republicans and Entitlements|Michael Tomasky|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Yet when it comes to Palestinians under Israel's control, the humanistic approach to children's welfare tends to wither.
Dostoyevsky In The West Bank|Liza Rozovsky|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The brilliant sun of the tropics, burning mercilessly through the rarefied air, causes the scant vegetation to wither.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
Yes, certainly, but not because the poetic energy in him was a finer thing than the poetic energy that was in Wither.
The Lyric|John Drinkwater
Consider all the mean things and debasing tendencies that wither up a people in a state of slavery.
Principles of Freedom|Terence J. MacSwiney
You must be perfectly plain and frank with me, or our acquaintanceship will wither away.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
In New York, to be sure, he often brushed his wings against those flowerets that “bloom and wither in the blush of dawn.”
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for wither

wither

/ (ˈwɪðə) /

verb

(intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up

(intr often foll by away) to fade or wasteall 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 of wither

withered, adjectivewitherer, nounwithering, adjectivewitheringly, adverb

Word Origin for wither

C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wither
释义	wither [ with-er ] / ˈwɪð ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wither ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine. 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. Origin of wither First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, perhaps variant of weather (verb) SYNONYMS FOR wither 1 wrinkle, shrink, dry, decline, languish, droop, waste. 5 humiliate, shame. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wither ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for wither 1. 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. OTHER WORDS FROM wither with·ered·ness, nounwith·er·er, nounwith·er·ing·ly, adverbnon·with·er·ing, adjective o·ver·with·ered, adjectiveun·with·ered, adjectiveun·with·er·ing, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wither whither, wither Words nearby wither withdrawal syndrome, withdrawing room, withdrawn, withdrew, withe, wither, witherite, withe rod, wither on the vine, withers, withershins Definition for wither (2 of 2) Wither [ with-er ] / ˈwɪð ər / noun George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer. Also With·ers [with-erz]. /ˈwɪð ərz/. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wither Why this reluctant partnership might be best left to wither. John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India?\|Tunku Varadarajan\|August 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But as time goes by, Chloe falls ill and begins to wither away. Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’\|Marlow Stern\|July 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Will he, like Khal Drogo before him, wither away from an infected wound? Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain and the Viper’ Recap: Trial by Combat and Inigo Montoya’s Revenge\|Marlow Stern\|June 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And second, the right-wing political class, operatives and people at think tanks, who want the welfare state to wither away. Republicans and Entitlements\|Michael Tomasky\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Yet when it comes to Palestinians under Israel's control, the humanistic approach to children's welfare tends to wither. Dostoyevsky In The West Bank\|Liza Rozovsky\|January 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The brilliant sun of the tropics, burning mercilessly through the rarefied air, causes the scant vegetation to wither. Inca Land\|Hiram Bingham Yes, certainly, but not because the poetic energy in him was a finer thing than the poetic energy that was in Wither. The Lyric\|John Drinkwater Consider all the mean things and debasing tendencies that wither up a people in a state of slavery. Principles of Freedom\|Terence J. MacSwiney You must be perfectly plain and frank with me, or our acquaintanceship will wither away. The Captain's Toll-Gate\|Frank R. Stockton In New York, to be sure, he often brushed his wings against those flowerets that “bloom and wither in the blush of dawn.” The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani British Dictionary definitions for wither wither / (ˈwɪðə) / verb (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up (intr often foll by away) to fade or wasteall 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 of wither withered, adjectivewitherer, nounwithering, adjectivewitheringly, adverb Word Origin for wither C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wither dry, perish, wane, wilt, disintegrate, decay, deflate, fade, atrophy, languish, shrivel, shrink, deteriorate, waste, collapse, die, contract, fold, desiccate, constrict
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wither

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verb (used with object)

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Definition for wither (2 of 2)

noun

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verb

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