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withering

verb

Meaning

  1. To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
  2. To cause to shrivel or dry up.
  3. To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
  4. To become helpless due to emotion.
  5. To make helpless due to emotion.
  6. To go against, resist; oppose.
  7. The process by which something withers.
  8. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
  9. Diminishing rapidly.
  10. Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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