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Withering

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Definitions for Withering

noun
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
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adjective
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
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  1. possessing annihilative power
  2. a devastating hurricane
  3. the guns opened a withering fire
adjective
making light of
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  1. afire with annihilating invective
  2. a devastating portrait of human folly
  3. to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture
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shrivel shrivel up shrink wither
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  1. The fruit dried and shriveled
verb
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
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  1. Her bloom was fading

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