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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wither/ˈwɪðə(r)/
▶verb
- 1 (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
- 2 become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease.
■ fall into decay or decline.
- 3 humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
■ (as adj. withering) scornful.
– derivatives
witheringly adverb.
witheringly adverb.
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