- pronunciation:
- wI
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- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
withers, withering, withered |
| definition 1: |
to dry up or wilt.
The flowers in the garden withered from lack of rain.
- synonyms:
- shrivel, wilt
- antonyms:
- bloom, flourish, thrive
- similar words:
- dehydrate, dry, parch
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| definition 2: |
to cause to dry up or wilt.
The hot sun withered the plant sitting in the window.- synonyms:
- fade, parch, shrivel
- similar words:
- dehydrate, dry, scorch, shrink, wilt
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| definition 3: |
to cause to feel embarrassed.
The loud student was withered by the teacher's angry stare.- similar words:
- blast, humiliate, shame, stun
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Wither comes from an early English word that means "to expose to the weather."