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adjective
- 1. (of a plant) dry and shrivelled: "withered leaves"
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WITHERED definition: 1. dry and decaying: 2. A withered arm or leg has not grown to its correct size because of…. Learn more.
The meaning of WITHER is to become dry and sapless; especially : to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture. How to use wither in a sentence.
If someone or something is shriveled or shrunken with age, it is withered. If your skin is looking a little withered from being out in the sun all the time, it's time for a really good moisturizer.
What does the adjective withered mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective withered, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. withered has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
WITHER definition: 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: 2. to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become…. Learn more.
Definition of wither verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] wither (something) if a plant withers or something withers it, it dries up and dies. The grass had withered in the warm sun. The grass withered under a scorching sun. Want to learn more?
Definition of withered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "WITHERED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
withered - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought: Plants withered in the hot sun. shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled: The leaves shrivel in cold weather ...
