withering
Meaning of withering
verb
- To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
- To become helpless due to emotion.
- To make helpless due to emotion.
verb
To go against, resist; oppose.
noun
The process by which something withers.
adjective- Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
The D-Day troops came under withering fire.
- Diminishing rapidly.
The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.
- Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
He made withering remarks about his adversary.
Information about withering
- The plural form of withering is: witherings.
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Hyphenation of withering
with-er-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- withering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
withering synonyms
Meaning annihilative:
annihilative, annihilating, devastating
Meaning annihilating:
Meaning atrophy:
Anagrams of withering
Words that rhyme with withering
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