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单词 withering
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Withering
nnoun.eventany weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Synset:atrophy
Derivationally Related Form:atrophywither
Hypernyms:weakening
Inherited Hypernyms:atrophyweakeningtransformationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changewither, as with a loss of moisture
Synset:shrink shrivel shrivel up wither
Examples:
  • The fruit dried and shriveled
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:shriveldecreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:atrophyblastdie backdie downdry upmummify
Full Troponyms:atrophyblastdie backmummify
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changelose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Synset:fade wither
Examples:
  • Her bloom was fading
Derivationally Related Form:witheringfading
Hypernyms:disappear go away vanish
Inherited Hypernyms:fadedisappear
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
adj satadj.allwreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Synset:annihilating annihilative devastating
Examples:
  • possessing annihilative power
  • a devastating hurricane
  • the guns opened a withering fire
Antonyms:constructive
Derivationally Related Form:annihilate
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilative
Similar to:destructive
adj satadj.allmaking light of
Synset:annihilating devastating
Examples:
  • afire with annihilating invective
  • a devastating portrait of human folly
  • to compliments inflated I've a withering reply - W.S.Gilbert
Antonyms:respectful
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilating
Similar to:disrespectful
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