Withering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

wither, as with a loss of moisture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪðɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪðəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪðəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɪðɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The fruit dried and shriveled
Her bloom was fading
possessing annihilative power

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wither annihilative shrivel up shrink devastating fade annihilating shrivel atrophy

Parts of Speech

noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
verb	wither, as with a loss of moisture “The fruit dried and shriveled”
verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality “Her bloom was fading”
adjective	wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction “possessing annihilative power”
adjective	making light of; ; ; - W.S.Gilbert “afire with annihilating invective”

Word Forms

atrophy	verb	undergo atrophy
wither	verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
fading	noun	weakening in force or intensity
withering	noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
annihilate	verb	kill in large numbers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdorren

jede Schwächung oder Degeneration (insbesondere durch mangelnde Nutzung)

🇫🇷French

dépérissement

tout affaiblissement ou dégénérescence (notamment par manque d'utilisation)

🇪🇸Spanish

marchitez

cualquier debilitamiento o degeneración (especialmente por falta de uso)

🇮🇹Italian

appassimento

qualsiasi indebolimento o degenerazione (soprattutto per mancato utilizzo)

🇳🇱Dutch

verdorren

elke verzwakking of degeneratie (vooral door gebrek aan gebruik)

🇵🇹Portuguese

murchando

qualquer enfraquecimento ou degeneração (especialmente por falta de uso)

🇷🇺Russian

увядание

любое ослабление или дегенерация (особенно из-за отсутствия использования)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नष्ट होते

कोई कमज़ोरी या पतन (विशेषकर उपयोग की कमी के कारण)

🇧🇩Bengali

শুকিয়ে যাওয়া

কোনো দুর্বলতা বা অবক্ষয় (বিশেষ করে ব্যবহারের অভাবের মাধ্যমে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடுகிறது

ஏதேனும் பலவீனம் அல்லது சீரழிவு (குறிப்பாக பயன்பாட்டில் இல்லாததால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

వాడిపోతున్నాయి

ఏదైనా బలహీనత లేదా క్షీణత (ముఖ్యంగా ఉపయోగం లేకపోవడం ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

कोमेजणे

कोणतीही कमकुवत होणे किंवा झीज होणे (विशेषत: वापराच्या अभावामुळे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુકાઈ જવું

કોઈપણ નબળાઈ અથવા અધોગતિ (ખાસ કરીને ઉપયોગના અભાવ દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಣಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಯಾವುದೇ ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅವನತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬಳಕೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടിപ്പോകുന്നു

ഏതെങ്കിലും ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപചയം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഉപയോഗത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവത്തിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੱਕਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਨ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مرجھا جانا

کوئی کمزوری یا انحطاط (خاص طور پر استعمال کی کمی سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枯萎

任何削弱或退化（特别是由于缺乏使用）

🇯🇵Japanese

枯れる

あらゆる弱体化または変性（特に使用不足による）

🇰🇷Korean

시들게 하는

약화 또는 퇴화(특히 사용 부족으로 인해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

héo mòn

bất kỳ sự suy yếu hoặc thoái hóa nào (đặc biệt là do không được sử dụng)

🇹🇭Thai

เหี่ยวเฉา

ความอ่อนแอหรือความเสื่อมใด ๆ (โดยเฉพาะจากการขาดการใช้งาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

layu

segala pelemahan atau degenerasi (terutama karena kurangnya penggunaan)

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalanta

anumang pagpapahina o pagkabulok (lalo na sa kawalan ng paggamit)

🇲🇾Malay

layu

sebarang kelemahan atau kemerosotan (terutamanya melalui kekurangan penggunaan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبول

أي ضعف أو انحطاط (خاصة من خلال قلة الاستخدام)

🇮🇷Persian

پژمرده شدن

هر گونه تضعیف یا انحطاط (به ویژه در اثر عدم استفاده)

🇹🇷Turkish

solduran

herhangi bir zayıflama veya dejenerasyon (özellikle kullanım eksikliği nedeniyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְמִילָה

כל היחלשות או ניוון (במיוחד בגלל חוסר שימוש)

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