Wither

Meaning of Wither

verb
  1. (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
    the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
  2. fall into decay or decline.
    it is not true that old myths either die or wither away
  3. humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
    she withered him with a glance

late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses.

Information about Wither

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of Wither is: Withers.
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Hyphenation of Wither

Wither

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • Wither is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Wither synonyms

Meaning shrivel:

shrivel, shrink

Meaning fade:

fade

Meaning (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop:

wilt

Meaning bend or hang downwards limply:

droop

Meaning become less loud or strong:

die

Meaning suffer complete ruin or destruction:

perish

Meaning make or become less:

diminish

Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:

dwindle

Meaning make or become less; diminish:

lessen

Meaning (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker:

wane

Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:

weaken

Meaning (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak:

languish

Meaning turn from liquid into vapour:

evaporate

Meaning cease to be visible:

disappear

Wither antonyms

Meaning (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously:

thrive

Meaning (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment:

flourish

Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:

grow

Anagrams of Wither

whiter, wrihte, writhe

Words that rhyme with Wither

Bairnsfather, Cather, Fairweather, Father, Godfather, Heather, Mather, Prather, Rather, Starkweather, aqualeather, aweather, bather, befeather, belfather, bellweather, bequeather, blather, breakweather, breather, cofather, eldfather, father, feather, forefather, foregather, forgather, gather, gayfeather, godfather, grandfather, grather, gudefather, heather, housefather, inbreather, ingather, lather, leather, loather, mather, misfather, mouthbreather, nather, outbreather, overlather, overleather, overweather, pinfeather, pregather

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