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Detailed Synonyms for withering in English

withering:

withering [the ~] noun

  1. the withering
    the withering
  2. the withering
    the withering; the shrivelling
  3. the withering
    – any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) 1
    the withering; the atrophy
    – any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) 1

withering adj

  1. withering
    – wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction 1
    devastating; withering; annihilating; annihilative
    – wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction 1
  2. withering
    – making light of 1
    devastating; withering; annihilating
    – making light of 1
    • devastating adj
      • a devastating portrait of human folly1
    • withering adj
      • to compliments inflated I've a withering reply1
    • annihilating adj
      • afire with annihilating invective1

Related Words for "withering":

  • witherings, witheringly, wither

Alternate Synonyms for "withering":


Related Definitions for "withering":

  1. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction1
    • the guns opened a withering fire1
  2. making light of1
    • to compliments inflated I've a withering reply1
  3. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)1

withering form of wither:

to wither verb (withers, withered, withering)

  1. to wither
    to wither
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
  2. to wither
    to shrivel up; to wither
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
  3. to wither
    to wither; to waste away
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
    • waste away verb (wastes away, wasted away, wasting away)
    to languish; to pine away
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    • languish verb (languishes, languished, languishing)
    • pine away verb (pines away, pined away, pining away)
    to pine; to long for
    – have a desire for something or someone who is not present 1
    • pine verb (pines, pined, pining)
      • I am pining for my lover1
    • long for verb (longs for, longed for, longing for)
  4. to wither
    to wither; to die; to wilt
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
    • die verb (dies, died, dying)
    • wilt verb (wilts, wilted, wilting)
  5. to wither
    disapearing; to wither; to waste away
    to languish; to pine away
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    • languish verb (languishes, languished, languishing)
    • pine away verb (pines away, pined away, pining away)
  6. to wither
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    to shrink; to wither; to shrivel; to shrivel up
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
      • The fruit dried and shriveled1
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
  7. to wither
    – lose freshness, vigor, or vitality 1
    to fade; to wither
    – lose freshness, vigor, or vitality 1
    • fade verb (fades, faded, fading)
      • Her bloom was fading1
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)

Conjugations for wither:

present
  1. wither
  2. wither
  3. withers
  4. wither
  5. wither
  6. wither
simple past
  1. withered
  2. withered
  3. withered
  4. withered
  5. withered
  6. withered
present perfect
  1. have withered
  2. have withered
  3. has withered
  4. have withered
  5. have withered
  6. have withered
past continuous
  1. was withering
  2. were withering
  3. was withering
  4. were withering
  5. were withering
  6. were withering
future
  1. shall wither
  2. will wither
  3. will wither
  4. shall wither
  5. will wither
  6. will wither
continuous present
  1. am withering
  2. are withering
  3. is withering
  4. are withering
  5. are withering
  6. are withering
subjunctive
  1. be withered
  2. be withered
  3. be withered
  4. be withered
  5. be withered
  6. be withered
diverse
  1. wither!
  2. let's wither!
  3. withered
  4. withering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Alternate Synonyms for "wither":


Related Definitions for "wither":

  1. wither, as with a loss of moisture1
  2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality1

Related Synonyms for withering