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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Withering.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as
     wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G.
     verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to
     wither.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become
        sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off
              the fruit thereof, that it wither?    --Ezek. xvii.
                                                    9.
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     2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,
        as animal bodies.
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              This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.
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              There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.
                                                    xii. 10.
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              Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names
        that must not wither.'' --Byron.
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              States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
                                                    --Cowper.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Withering \With"er*ing\, a.
     Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. --
     With"er*ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Withering.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as
     wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G.
     verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to
     wither.]
     1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become
        sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
  
              Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off
              the fruit thereof, that it wither?    --Ezek. xvii.
                                                    9.
  
     2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,
        as animal bodies.
  
              This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.
  
              There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.
                                                    xii. 10.
  
              Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names
        that must not wither.'' --Byron.
  
              States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
                                                    --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Withering \With"er*ing\, a.
     Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. --
     With"er*ing*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  withering
       adj 1: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
              "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating
              hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: annihilative,
               annihilating, devastating]
       2: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a
          devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments
          inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn: annihilating,
           devastating]
       n : any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of
           use) [syn: atrophy]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     a.
     1 Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm(,) or cause complete
  destruction.
     2 diminishing rapidly.
     3 Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
     n.
     The process by which something withers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wither nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Withering
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     a.
     1 Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm(,) or cause complete
  destruction.
     2 diminishing rapidly.
     3 Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
     n.
     The process by which something withers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wither nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Withering
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     a.
     1 Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm(,) or cause complete
  destruction.
     2 diminishing rapidly.
     3 Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
     n.
     The process by which something withers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wither nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Withering
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     a.
     1 Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm(,) or cause complete
  destruction.
     2 diminishing rapidly.
     3 Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
     n.
     The process by which something withers.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wither nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Withering
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w ither ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  withering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en wither ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wither)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Withering /wˈɪðəɹɪŋ/
  الذبول

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  withering /wˈɪðəɹɪŋ/ 
  vadnoucí