withering
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To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
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To cause to shrivel or dry up.
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To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
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To become helpless due to emotion.
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To make helpless due to emotion.
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To go against, resist; oppose.
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The process by which something withers.
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Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
“The D-Day troops came under withering fire.”
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Diminishing rapidly.
“The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.”
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Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
“He made withering remarks about his adversary.”
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