withering
Collocations
5ADJ.
behind, combined, finished, under
VERB + WITHERING
came, end, flowers, grow, offers, opened, plants, shot
WITHERING + NOUN
barrage, critique, glance, tom
PREP.
from, up, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
adj
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
The D-Day troops came under withering fire.
Before the clearing had been half crossed the Arabs opened up a withering fire from behind the palisade.
Diminishing rapidly.
The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.
Go—ask of nature in thy walk. The rose-bud, dying on its stalk, The fading grass—the withering tree, Are emblems of thy fate and thee.
Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
Jane's mother in law gave her a withering look.
He made withering remarks about his adversary.
noun
The process by which something withers.
Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of us
adjective — wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
- annihilative
- annihilating
- devastating
adjective — making light of
- annihilating
- devastating
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The D-Day troops came under withering fire.
WiktionaryBefore the clearing had been half crossed the Arabs opened up a withering fire from behind the palisade.
WiktionaryShockingly, under such a withering combined barrage, the Japanese destroyer promptly exploded and sank in short order, before even having had a chance to unleash her Long Lances. First blood to the US
WiktionarySpiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.
WiktionaryTom finished with a withering burst and won the race by the smallest of margins.
Tatoeba · #3072464He turns a withering glance to her.
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