WIZENING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

wizening

verb

present participle of wizen

as in drying

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Soothing ingredients like green tea, centella, panthenol and glycerin are good signs, while heavy fragrance and drying alcohols are worth avoiding if your scalp is sensitive.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
The contaminant was not introduced during manufacturing, but was present in the vegetables prior to drying.

— Eva Flowe November 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of drying

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Nidhi imagined the baby crawling around in her mother’s body, desperately seeking the uterus, and, failing to find it in its proper place, quietly shrivelling up and dying.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Ideal Humidity Your root cellar should have a humidity level between 85 and 95 percent, says Neverman—this will prevent vegetables from shriveling and losing moisture.

— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of shriveling

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She is perhaps best known for Trifles, an adaptation of her own reporting on a particularly grisly murder case and a withering examination of the violence that sporadically bursts from women in a world where men do violence daily.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Bass has issued withering critiques of Raman, portraying her as uninformed about Black voters and their history in the city.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of withering

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Despite age clearly catching up with him, Ronaldo continued starting despite his impact waning and fans began to grow frustrated.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
On the computer screens, the sun’s disk looks like a deep orange crescent that is slowly waning.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of waning

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Her priorities include lowering costs by expanding Medicaid, fully funded pre-kindergarten and decreasing property taxes in a sustainable way.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Black representation is already decreasing at City Hall, a concern among some Black community leaders.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreasing

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Very faint variable stars changing their brightness and then fading back into obscurity, for example, might also explain either or both points.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
Many ferns naturally turn yellow before fading to brown in the fall as the plant starts to enter dormancy.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

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