verb🔗ShareMarchitarse, secarseTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water."The potted plant withered because it hadn't been watered for a week. "La planta en maceta se marchitó porque no la habían regado en una semana.plantenvironmentnatureagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarchitarse, secarseTo cause to shrivel or dry up."The plant withers if you forget to water it. "La planta se marchita si te olvidas de regarla.naturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarchitarse, languidecerTo lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away."The plant withers if you forget to water it. "La planta se marchita si te olvidas de regarla.naturebiologyphysiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarchitarse, consumirseTo become helpless due to emotion."Seeing the disappointment on her child's face withers her inside. "Ver la decepción en la cara de su hijo la marchita por dentro.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgotar, abatirTo make helpless due to emotion."The news of her grandmother's illness withered her; she felt completely helpless and unable to focus on her studies. "La noticia de la enfermedad de su abuela la abatió; se sintió completamente indefensa e incapaz de concentrarse en sus estudios.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOponerse, resistirTo go against, resist; oppose."The stubborn child withers against his parents' demands to do his homework. "El niño terco se opone a las exigencias de sus padres de hacer sus deberes.attitudeactionpoliticsgovernmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCruzThe part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height."The veterinarian measured the pony's height at its withers to determine if it was tall enough to ride. "El veterinario midió la altura del pony en la cruz para determinar si era lo suficientemente alto para montar.animalanatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
