withered; withering
ˈwit͟h-riŋ,
ˈwi-t͟hə-
1
: to become dry and sapless
especially
: to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture
2
: to lose vitality, force, or freshness
public support for the bill is withering
1
: to cause to wither
2
: to make speechless or incapable of action : stun
withered him with a look—
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Verb
The plants withered and died.
shortly after the moon landing, interest in the space program withered
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Factories closed, workers were laid off and heartland communities withered.
—Time, 9 Apr. 2025
After the bloom appears, the flowers are either cut for arrangements or wither.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
June did not wither when patronized by Lawrence, though, and as the friendship between Moss and Whitford deepened, so did the relationship between the handmaid and the commander, which was being written as the show went along.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Orwell’s opinion of Wodehouse’s attackers was withering.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Factories closed, workers were laid off and heartland communities withered.
—Time, 9 Apr. 2025
After the bloom appears, the flowers are either cut for arrangements or wither.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
June did not wither when patronized by Lawrence, though, and as the friendship between Moss and Whitford deepened, so did the relationship between the handmaid and the commander, which was being written as the show went along.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wither
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“Wither.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wither. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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