Etymology: [ 'wi-[th]&r ] (verb.) 14th century. From Middle English, from Old English wiþer (“again, against”, adverb in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *wiþra (“against, toward”), from Proto-Indo-European *wī-tero- (“further apart”), *wī- (“separate, alone”). Cognate with Low Saxon wedder (“against”), Dutch weer (“again, back”), German wider (“against, contrary to”), wieder (“again”). More at with.
To go against, resist; oppose, To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water, To cause to shrivel or dry up, To make helpless due to emotion, Against, in opposition to, To become helpless due to emotion, 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: "Grass had withered in the fields."2 Slowly disappear, lose importance or become weaker: "This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away.", wilt, fade; become shriveled; degenerate; cause to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn); harm; shrivel, dry, If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. Wither away means the same as wither. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating, To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin&?; away, as animal bodies, If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die (Probably from weather ), wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled", To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny, To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture, To cause to fade, and become dry, To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away, To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up, lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading", Simple past tense and past participle of wither, Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water, Diminishing rapidly, Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction, Tending to make someone feel small, Present participle of wither, The part of the back of a draft animal or horse that is the highest, between the shoulder blades, Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither, wilt, wilted, drooping; shriveled; wasted, decayed, Withered is used to describe someone's leg or arm when it is thin and weak because of disease or injury. She has one slightly withered leg, noticeably thinner than the other, If you describe a person or a part of their body as withered, you mean that they are thin and their skin looks old. her withered hands, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W F Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair", (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines", Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away, past of wither, any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use), A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid. Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look. a withering look/remark etc a look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence, wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire", making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W S Gilbert, wilting, fading; causing someone to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn), Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade, while withering; while wilting, in a withering manner; "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars, in a withering manner, of Horse, See Illust, The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck, third-person singular of wither, The highest part of a horse's back Point at the bottom of the horse's neck from which the horse's height is measured, the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare, In a horse or other animal, the highest part of the back, lying between the shoulder blades, the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals, sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare, the highest part of a horse's back, above its shoulders (Probably from wither- , from ), highest part of the back (i.e. of a horse or other similar four-legged animals), The top of the shoulder, The highest point on a dog's body (except for the head), it is located behind the neck, The highest point on a dog behind the neck, typically the point of the shoulder blades Pronunciation: With*ers • (noun) Examples: Standard heights are judged by maximum acceptable heights at the withers Related Terms, The high point of the back of the horse, which is located at the base of the neck and between the shoulder blades, It is the slight ridge in a horse's back just before the mane starts The point used to measure a horse's height, a dog's shoulder, the point where the leg joint meets the top of the back,
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To go against, resist; oppose
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To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water
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To cause to shrivel or dry up
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To make helpless due to emotion
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Against, in opposition to
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To become helpless due to emotion
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1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: "Grass had withered in the fields."2 Slowly disappear, lose importance or become weaker: "This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away."
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wilt, fade; become shriveled; degenerate; cause to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn); harm; shrivel, dry fiil
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If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. Wither away means the same as wither. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating
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To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin&?; away, as animal bodies
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If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die (Probably from weather )
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wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
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To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny
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To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture
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To cause to fade, and become dry
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To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away
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To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up
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lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
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withered
Simple past tense and past participle of wither
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withered
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water
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withering
Diminishing rapidly - "The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle."
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withering
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction - "The D-Day troops came under withering fire."
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Tending to make someone feel small - "He made withering remarks about his adversary."
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withering
Present participle of wither
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withers
The part of the back of a draft animal or horse that is the highest, between the shoulder blades
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withers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither
Withered is used to describe someone's leg or arm when it is thin and weak because of disease or injury. She has one slightly withered leg, noticeably thinner than the other
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withered
If you describe a person or a part of their body as withered, you mean that they are thin and their skin looks old. her withered hands
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withered
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W F Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair"
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withered
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
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A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid. Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look. a withering look/remark etc a look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence
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withering
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
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withering
making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W S Gilbert
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withering
wilting, fading; causing someone to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn) sıfat
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withering
Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade
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witheringly
while withering; while wilting
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witheringly
in a withering manner; "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars
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witheringly
in a withering manner
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withers
of Horse
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withers
See Illust
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withers
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck
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withers
third-person singular of wither
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withers
The highest part of a horse's back Point at the bottom of the horse's neck from which the horse's height is measured
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the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
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withers
In a horse or other animal, the highest part of the back, lying between the shoulder blades
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withers
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
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withers
sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
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withers
the highest part of a horse's back, above its shoulders (Probably from wither- , from )
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highest part of the back (i.e. of a horse or other similar four-legged animals) isim
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The top of the shoulder
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The highest point on a dog's body (except for the head), it is located behind the neck
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withers
The highest point on a dog behind the neck, typically the point of the shoulder blades Pronunciation: With*ers • (noun) Examples: Standard heights are judged by maximum acceptable heights at the withers Related Terms
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The high point of the back of the horse, which is located at the base of the neck and between the shoulder blades
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It is the slight ridge in a horse's back just before the mane starts The point used to measure a horse's height
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withers
a dog's shoulder, the point where the leg joint meets the top of the back
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