WITHER


Meaning of WITHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪðə(r) ]

( withers, withering, withered)

1.

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.

VERB : V , V

Wither away means the same as wither .

To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

2.

If a flower or plant withers , it dries up and dies.

The flowers in Isabel’s room had withered...

VERB : V

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