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- Dictionarywithering/ˈwɪð(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. intended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful: "a withering look"
- 2. (of heat) intense; scorching: "protective cover to escape withering heat"
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Withering means expressing strong criticism or making someone feel ashamed. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.
Withering is an adjective that means acting or serving to cut down or destroy something. See examples of withering in sentences, synonyms, word history, and related entries.
Withering is the process of becoming weaker. You can watch the withering of a flower bouquet in water — over the days and weeks, the blossoms become droopy and faded. You might talk about the withering of trees in a drought or the withering of people's bank accounts during an economic recession.
Learn the meaning of 'withering' as an adjective or noun, and see examples of its usage in sentences. A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid.
Withering is an adjective that describes a look, remark, etc. that is intended to make somebody feel silly or ashamed. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, and pronunciation with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
Withering means tending to overwhelm or destroy, or making light of something. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of this word, as well as its synonyms and translations in different languages.
WITHERING means scornful, blasting, or devastating, especially in a look, remark, or attack. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.
Withering means criticism or an expression that shows strong disapproval. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Withering means showing contempt or disapproval by looking or speaking in a harsh or sarcastic way. See how to use this adjective in sentences from the corpus and learn more about its meaning.
Withering definition: Tending to overwhelm or destroy; devastating.
