English Explanatory Dictionary

withering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
  2. Diminishing rapidly.
  3. Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wither
noun
  1. The process by which something withers.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

withering more withering most withering witherings

Etymology

From wither + -ing.

Derived words

withering abalone syndrome withering away of the state
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