■ verb
1》 (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
2》 become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease.
↘fall into decay or decline.
3》 humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
↘[as adjective ~ing ] scornful.
Derivatives
~ingly adverb
Origin
ME: appar. a var. of weather .