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with·er
(wĭth′ər)v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers
v.intr.
1. To dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture.
2. To lose force or vitality; become diminished; wane: "Belief in industry self-regulation took hold ... and formal regulation was allowed to wither" (Eduardo Porter).
v.tr.
1. To cause to shrivel or fade.
2. To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy: "Three years apart had withered her hopes and she was engaged to someone else" (John Garth).
3. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
[Alteration of Middle English widderen, perhaps variant of wederen, to weather, from weder, weather; see weather.]
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wither
(ˈwɪðə)vb
1. (Botany) (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
2. (often foll by: away) to fade or waste: all hope withered away.
3. (intr) to decay, decline, or disintegrate
4. (tr) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
5. (tr) to abash, esp with a scornful look
6. (tr) to harm or damage
[C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay]
ˈwithered adj
ˈwitherer n
ˈwithering adj
ˈwitheringly adv
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with•er
(ˈwɪð ər)v.i.
1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
2. to lose the freshness of youth (often fol. by away).
v.t.3. to cause to shrivel, fade, or lose vigor or bloom.
4. to abash, as by a scathing glance; humiliate; shame.
[1250–1300]
with′er•er, n.
with′er•ing•ly, adv.
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wither
Past participle: withered
Gerund: withering
| Imperative |
|---|
| wither |
| wither |
| Present |
|---|
| I wither |
| you wither |
| he/she/it withers |
| we wither |
| you wither |
| they wither |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I withered |
| you withered |
| he/she/it withered |
| we withered |
| you withered |
| they withered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am withering |
| you are withering |
| he/she/it is withering |
| we are withering |
| you are withering |
| they are withering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have withered |
| you have withered |
| he/she/it has withered |
| we have withered |
| you have withered |
| they have withered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was withering |
| you were withering |
| he/she/it was withering |
| we were withering |
| you were withering |
| they were withering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had withered |
| you had withered |
| he/she/it had withered |
| we had withered |
| you had withered |
| they had withered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wither |
| you will wither |
| he/she/it will wither |
| we will wither |
| you will wither |
| they will wither |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have withered |
| you will have withered |
| he/she/it will have withered |
| we will have withered |
| you will have withered |
| they will have withered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be withering |
| you will be withering |
| he/she/it will be withering |
| we will be withering |
| you will be withering |
| they will be withering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been withering |
| you have been withering |
| he/she/it has been withering |
| we have been withering |
| you have been withering |
| they have been withering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been withering |
| you will have been withering |
| he/she/it will have been withering |
| we will have been withering |
| you will have been withering |
| they will have been withering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been withering |
| you had been withering |
| he/she/it had been withering |
| we had been withering |
| you had been withering |
| they had been withering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wither |
| you would wither |
| he/she/it would wither |
| we would wither |
| you would wither |
| they would wither |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have withered |
| you would have withered |
| he/she/it would have withered |
| we would have withered |
| you would have withered |
| they would have withered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" |
| 2. | wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" |
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wither
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
wither
verb1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:
2. To waste away from longing or grief:
3. To render helpless, as by emotion:
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Translations
يَذْبُل، يَذْوي
udtørrevisne
skrælna, visna
sudžiūtisuvytintivytinti
novīstnovītināt
veşteji
spôsobiť vädnutie
posušiti se
kuru maksararıp sol mak
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wither
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wither
(ˈwiðə) verb(of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay. The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.
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