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Meaning
Verb
●
To
shrivel
,
droop
or
dry up
, especially from
lack
of water.
●
To cause to
shrivel
or
dry
up.
●
To
lose
vigour
or power; to
languish
; to
pass
away.
●
To become
helpless
due to emotion.
●
To make
helpless
due to emotion.
●
To
go against
,
resist
; oppose.
Noun
●
singular of
withers
(“part of the back of a
four-legged
animal
that is between the
shoulder
blades”)
Adv
●
Against, in
opposition
to.
Name
●
A surname.
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Wiktionary
Origin
wither
English
widren
Middle English (1100-1500)
witheren
Middle English (1100-1500)
wiþerian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Vanish
Perish
Rot
Disintegrate
Disappear
Fade
Die
Shrivel
Golem
Crumble
Ignite
Evaporate
Grow
Sprout
Decay
Germinate
Blossom
Heal
Bloom
Ripen
Lava
Spawn
Stagnate
Dry
Shrink
Flower
Dwindle
Fall
Regrow
Mature
Collapse
Leaves
Explode
Deteriorate
Stun
Tnt
Snowball
Sink
Melt
Wane
Swell
Hydra
Bramble
Burrow
Survive
Wraith
Emerge
Poison
Evolve
Scaly
Decompose
Fade Away
Poison Arrow
Dry Up
Turn To Dust
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Rhymes
Wither
Dither
Zither
Whither
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