withering

Meaning

Adj

1. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
2. Diminishing rapidly.
3. Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.

Verb

present participle and gerund of wither

Noun

The process by which something withers.

wither

• Verb
• Noun
• Adv

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Synonyms

fading

wilting

drying up

devastating

annihilating

atrophy

drying

decay

decline

blight

annihilative

dying

emaciating

excruciating

fall

knock-down

languishing

overwhelming

powerful

ruinous

scathing

scorching

vituperative

wasting

withering away

making dry

not fading

withered state

becoming lean

atrophying

contraction

crushing

daunting

dejection

destruction

destructive

devouring

drooping

dwarf

Translations

Verwelken

che appassisce

Welken

languente

laciedad

deperimento

dévastateur

atrofia

Niedergang

welkend

Beschädigung

Abnehmen

Atrophie

Eingehen

قفوف

Etymology

From wither + -ing.