Wither definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WITHER, v.i. 1. To fade; to lose its native freshness; to become sapless; to dry. It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring. Ezek 17. 2 ... moisture. Now warm in love, now withring in the grave. WITHER, v.t. 1. To cause to fade and become dry ... wrinkle and decay, for want of animal moisture. Age cannot wither her. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried ...
Wither-wrung definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WITHER-WRUNG, a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wither-wrung With"er-wrung`, a. Injured or hurt in the ...
... the best, which are least apt to fade. 2. To wither, as a plant; to decay. Ye shall be as an ... disappear gradually; to vanish. FADE, v.t. To cause to wither; to wear away; to deprive of freshness or vigor. No ... freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" [syn: fade, wither] 3: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce ... century intransitive verb 1. to lose freshness, strength, or vitality ; wither < fading flowers > 2. to lose freshness or brilliance of color ... 2 intr. lose freshness or strength; (of flowers etc.) droop, wither. 3 intr. a (of colour, light, etc.) disappear gradually; grow ... prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. Fade, a., Vade.] 1. To ...
... fade; that is, to shrink or withdraw.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when ... no substitute in the language. It is not synonymous with wither, as it expresses only the beginning of withering. A wilted ... plant. WILT, v.t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid; as a green plant. 2. To cause ... n. --v. 1 intr. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) wither, droop. 2 intr. (of a person) lose one's energy ... Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when ... day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wilt ...
... has mo reference to the effect of hardness. 2. To wither; to dry. 3. To make callous or insensible. Having their ... the ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch] 4: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the ... make (one's conscience, feelings, etc.) callous. 5 archaic blast, wither. --adj. (also sere) literary (esp. of a plant etc.) withered ... AS. se['a]r (assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. [root]152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, ...
... up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wither With"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr ... verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] 1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to ... roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? --Ezek. xvii. 9. 2. To lose or want animal moisture ... power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names that must not wither.'' --Byron. States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane. --Cowper. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... by the streams of water, .... whose leaf also doth not wither." In the New Testament xeraino, "to wither," is used ...
... enemy > < a withering rebuke > • witheringly adverb Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wither With"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr ... verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] 1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to ... roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? --Ezek. xvii. 9. 2. To lose or want animal moisture ... power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names that must not wither.'' --Byron. States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane. --Cowper. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Withering With"er*ing, a. Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. -- With"er*ing*ly, ...
... She that hath borne seven languisheth. Jeremiah 15. 2. To wither; to fade; to lose the vegetating power. For the fields ... or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade. We . . . do languish of such diseases. --2 Esdras ... or tender grief, appealing for sympathy. --Tennyson. Syn: To pine; wither; fade; droop; faint. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (languishes, languishing, languished ... of English Synonyms v. n. 1. Droop, pine, faint, fade, wither, decline, fail, become feeble, pine away, waste away. 2. Look ... waste, waste away, weaken, wear, wear away, wear thin, wilt, wither, wither away, wizen, yield
... BL'AST, v.t. [Literally, to strike.] To make to wither by some pernicious influence, as too much heat or moisture ... if by explosion [syn: blast, knock down] 10: shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle ... tr. blow up (rocks etc.) with explosives. 2 tr. a wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant, animal, limb, etc.) (blasted oak ... To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from ... influence. II. v. a. 1. Blight, kill, destroy, ruin, annihilate, wither, shrivel. 2. Rend by explosion, burst, explode, split. Moby Thesaurus ... waste, wham, whiff, whiffle, whistle, wind, wind gust, wipe out, wither, worm, wreck, zap, zero in on
... of mind; to droop; -- often used with away. ``The roses wither and the lilies pine.'' --Tickell. 3. To languish with desire ... for Tybalt, Juliet pined. --Shak. Syn: To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pine Pine, n. [AS. p ... Synonyms v. n. Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away, wither. Moby Thesaurus ache, ache for, agonize, be dying for, be ... weaken, wear away, wear thin, weary for, wilt, wish for, wither, wither away, wizen, yearn, yearn for, yen for, yield
Wizen definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WIZEN, v.i. To wither; to dry. [Local.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... English wisnian; akin to Old High German wesan?n to wither, Lithuanian vysti Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become ... to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. Virus.] To wither; to dry. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Moby Thesaurus Sanforize, age, air ... turn white, wane, waste, waste away, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wrinkle
... stems decay. Dryden. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither] 2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank ... tr. & intr. (shrivelled, shrivelling or US shriveled, shriveling) contract or wither into a wrinkled, folded, rolled-up, contorted, or dried-up ... Parch, dry, dry up. II. v. n. Shrink, contract, dwindle, wither, decrease, wrinkle. Moby Thesaurus Sanforize, age, air-dry, anhydrate, attenuate ... turn white, wane, waste, waste away, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen, wrinkle
... Merriam Webster's noun plural Etymology: probably from obsolete English wither- against, from Middle English, from Old English, from wither against; from the withers being the parts which resist the ... Etymology: shortening of (16th-c.) widersome (or -sone) f. wider-, wither- against (cf. WITH), as the part that resists the strain ... the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against ...