Definition of wither
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to become dry and sapless
especially
: to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture
2
: to lose vitality, force, or freshness
public support for the bill is withering
1
: to cause to wither
2
: to make speechless or incapable of action : stun
withered him with a look— Dorothy Sayers
wither
nounDefinition of wither (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly British
: withers
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