Wither
verb
To become dry or shriveled.
The plant withered because it did not get enough water.
Often appears as...
- wither away
- wither on the vine
verb
To loose vitality, energy, or freshness.
He withered under the harsh criticism.
Often appears as...
- wither under criticism
- wither in the face of adversity
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To become dry or shriveled.
The plant withered because it did not get enough water.
Often appears as...
- wither away
- wither on the vine
verb
To loose vitality, energy, or freshness.
He withered under the harsh criticism.
Often appears as...
- wither under criticism
- wither in the face of adversity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Literal
Often used figuratively to describe non-living things losing relevance or fading away.
Poor marketing can cause even the best products to wither on the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Adds a sense of sadness or desolation when describing something that's deteriorating.
With no visitors, the old mansion withered into obscurity.
Pro Tip 3/3Slow Process
Indicates a gradual decline, not something happening abruptly.
The athlete's record-breaking performance slowly withered as new talents emerged.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Literal
Often used figuratively to describe non-living things losing relevance or fading away.
Poor marketing can cause even the best products to wither on the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Adds a sense of sadness or desolation when describing something that's deteriorating.
With no visitors, the old mansion withered into obscurity.
Pro Tip 3/3Slow Process
Indicates a gradual decline, not something happening abruptly.
The athlete's record-breaking performance slowly withered as new talents emerged.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Literal
Often used figuratively to describe non-living things losing relevance or fading away.
Poor marketing can cause even the best products to wither on the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Adds a sense of sadness or desolation when describing something that's deteriorating.
With no visitors, the old mansion withered into obscurity.
Pro Tip 3/3Slow Process
Indicates a gradual decline, not something happening abruptly.
The athlete's record-breaking performance slowly withered as new talents emerged.
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The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
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What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
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The politics of fiction...
But if we have no connection whatsoever with the worlds beyond the one we take for granted, then we too run the risk of drying up inside. Our imagination might shrink; our hearts might dwindle, and our humanness might wither if we stay for too long
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How to Raise Successful...
this effort you've put forth in childhood is enough." And they're withering now under high rates of anxiety and depression and some of them are wondering, will this life ever turn out to have been worth it?
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I love being a police...
So you look at the other arm, and then you look at it and ... there it is. You know, it's kinda weak. It looks sickly. It's withering and it's dying because we've invested so much in our protective arm.
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
until recently no one here much cared with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
recently no one here much cared what the outside world thought isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and
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3 myths about the future...
can be enjoyed by everyone in a world in which our traditional mechanism for slicing up the pie, the work that people do, withers away and perhaps disappears.
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Rediscovering ourselves...
leaves and the withered petals and the waters from your fountain and the wind left and my soul wept and said what have you done with the garden that was
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200 Hippos Cause Mayhem...
and the grasses they depend on will soon wither and die most hippos have headed north following their all-important water
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The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
Video examples
The politics of fiction...
But if we have no connection whatsoever with the worlds beyond the one we take for granted, then we too run the risk of drying up inside. Our imagination might shrink; our hearts might dwindle, and our humanness might wither if we stay for too long
Video examples
How to Raise Successful...
this effort you've put forth in childhood is enough." And they're withering now under high rates of anxiety and depression and some of them are wondering, will this life ever turn out to have been worth it?
Video examples
I love being a police...
So you look at the other arm, and then you look at it and ... there it is. You know, it's kinda weak. It looks sickly. It's withering and it's dying because we've invested so much in our protective arm.
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
until recently no one here much cared with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
recently no one here much cared what the outside world thought isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and
Video examples
3 myths about the future...
can be enjoyed by everyone in a world in which our traditional mechanism for slicing up the pie, the work that people do, withers away and perhaps disappears.
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
leaves and the withered petals and the waters from your fountain and the wind left and my soul wept and said what have you done with the garden that was
Video examples
200 Hippos Cause Mayhem...
and the grasses they depend on will soon wither and die most hippos have headed north following their all-important water
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.
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Barack Obama
American President
Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.
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John Gregory Dunne
American Novelist
No professional athlete likes to admit that he has played too long. There is too much money involved, rarely enough saved, and there is the eternal hope that age has not withered skills.
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Henry Miller
American Author
I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
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Joe Jamail
American Businessman
We can still do good for others and do good for ourselves. I would wither and die, truthfully. I need to be somewhere where the light's on me.
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Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
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Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
People and nations wither away without the freedom to question what is presented to them as the truth.
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Graham Greene
British Novelist
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.
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Barack Obama
American President
Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.
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John Gregory Dunne
American Novelist
No professional athlete likes to admit that he has played too long. There is too much money involved, rarely enough saved, and there is the eternal hope that age has not withered skills.
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Henry Miller
American Author
I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
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Joe Jamail
American Businessman
We can still do good for others and do good for ourselves. I would wither and die, truthfully. I need to be somewhere where the light's on me.
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Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
Quote examples
Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
People and nations wither away without the freedom to question what is presented to them as the truth.
Quote examples
Graham Greene
British Novelist
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
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