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- Dictionarywithered/ˈwɪðəd/
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.
to become dry and sapless; especially : to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture; to lose vitality, force, or freshness… See the full definition
WITHER definition: 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: 2. to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Wither means to shrivel up or shrink. If you forget to water your plants for six weeks, they'll wither — they'll dry up and you probably won't be able to bring them back to life. Wither comes from the Middle English word wydderen, meaning "dry up, shrivel."
Define withered. withered synonyms, withered pronunciation, withered translation, English dictionary definition of withered. adj. Shriveled, shrunken, or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance: "the battle to keep his withered dreams intact" .
to become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller: [ T ] Hot, dry weather withered the peanut crop in the southeast. [ I ] fig. Public interest in the scandal will not wither away any time soon. (Definition of wither from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of wither. wither.
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Definition of withered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
