WITHER AWAY


Meaning of WITHER AWAY in English

with ‧ er /ˈwɪðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE ( also wither away ) verb

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from weather 'to affect with sun, wind, rain, etc.' ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die

2 . [intransitive] to gradually become weaker or less successful and then end:

His career had withered.

The organization just withered away.

3 . wither on the vine if something withers on the vine, it gradually ends because it is not given enough support:

The government has allowed the program to wither on the vine by reducing its funding.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.