Definition of Wither

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Wither

To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.

To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.

To cause to fade, and become dry.

To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.

To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.

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Wither Quotations

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
Alfred Lord Tennyson

If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that noxious weed will thrive, and again stifle the growth, wither the leaves, blast the flowers and poison the fair fruits of freedom.
Ernestine L. Rose

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
James Joyce

I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for.
Catherine Crier

Wither Translations

wither in Dutch is verflensen, kwijnen, verdorren
wither in Italian is appassire, sfiorire
wither in Spanish is marchitarse

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