Wither — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wither, as with a loss of moisture

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪðɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪðə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪðɚ/.

Examples

The fruit dried and shriveled
Her bloom was fading

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fade shrivel shrivel up shrink

Parts of Speech

verb	wither, as with a loss of moisture “The fruit dried and shriveled”
verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality “Her bloom was fading”

Word Forms

fading	noun	weakening in force or intensity
withering	noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdorren

verdorren, wie bei einem Feuchtigkeitsverlust

🇫🇷French

flétrir

se faner, comme avec une perte d’humidité

🇪🇸Spanish

marchitar

marchitarse, como con una pérdida de humedad

🇮🇹Italian

appassire

appassire, come con una perdita di umidità

🇳🇱Dutch

verdorren

verdorren, zoals bij vochtverlies

🇵🇹Portuguese

murchar

murchar, como acontece com a perda de umidade

🇷🇺Russian

увядать

вянут, как при потере влаги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूख

सूखना, जैसे कि नमी की हानि के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

শুকিয়ে যাওয়া

শুকিয়ে যায়, যেমন আর্দ্রতা হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடி

ஈரப்பதம் இழப்பது போல வாடிவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాడిపోతాయి

తేమ కోల్పోవడం వంటి, వాడిపోతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

कोमेजणे

ओलावा कमी झाल्याप्रमाणे कोमेजणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુકાઈ જવું

સુકાઈ જવું, જેમ કે ભેજના નુકશાન સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬತ್ತಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತವೆ

ತೇವಾಂಶದ ನಷ್ಟದಂತೆ ಒಣಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടിപ്പോകുന്നു

ഈർപ്പം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നത് പോലെ വാടിപ്പോകും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਰਝਾ ਜਾਣਾ

ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਣਾ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਮੀ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرجھا جانا

مرجھا جانا، جیسا کہ نمی کی کمی کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枯萎

枯萎，就像失去水分一样

🇯🇵Japanese

枯れる

水分の喪失と同様に枯れる

🇰🇷Korean

시들다

수분 손실과 마찬가지로 시들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khô héo

khô héo, như mất độ ẩm

🇹🇭Thai

เหี่ยวเฉา

เหี่ยวเฉาไปเหมือนกับการสูญเสียความชุ่มชื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

melayu

layu, seperti hilangnya kelembapan

🇵🇭Filipino

matuyo

nalalanta, tulad ng pagkawala ng kahalumigmigan

🇲🇾Malay

layu

layu, seperti kehilangan lembapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يذبل

يذبل، كما هو الحال مع فقدان الرطوبة

🇮🇷Persian

پژمرده شدن

پژمرده شدن، مانند از دست دادن رطوبت

🇹🇷Turkish

solmak

nem kaybı gibi solgunluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְמוֹל

לקמול, כמו עם אובדן לחות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wither'?

The primary meaning of 'wither' is 'wither, as with a loss of moisture'.

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Using 'wither' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wither' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wither' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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