verb🔗ShareTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water."The flowers in the vase were withering because I forgot to water them. "natureplantweatherbiologyagricultureenvironmentconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to shrivel or dry up."The hot sun was withering the flowers in the garden. "naturebiologyplantweatherconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away."The plant in the corner is withering because I forgot to water it. "biologyphysiologynatureplantorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become helpless due to emotion."Hearing the news of her best friend moving away, she was withering with sadness. "emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make helpless due to emotion."Her harsh words were withering him, leaving him unable to defend himself. "emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go against, resist; oppose."The young lawyer, withering under the judge's intense questioning, struggled to defend his client. "actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process by which something withers."The withering of the flowers reminded her that summer was ending. "naturebiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction."The D-Day troops came under withering fire."disasternegativeconditionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDiminishing rapidly."The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle."conditionprocessbiologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way."He made withering remarks about his adversary."attitudecharactermindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
