WITHER


Meaning of WITHER in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If someone or something ~s, they become very weak.

When he went into retirement, he visibly ~ed...

Industries unable to modernise have been left to ~.

VERB: V, V

Wither away means the same as ~ .

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

PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.

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

The flowers in Isabel’s room had ~ed...

VERB: V

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