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Meanings of wither in English

Portuguese
murchar
Catalan
mustiar-se
Spanish
marchitarse

Wither, as with a loss of moisture.

        murchar
        Portuguese
        desaparecer
        Catalan
        destenyir-se

        Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality.

              desaparecer
              Usage of wither in English
              1
              Right... Now let them feel my confidence and wither, I told myself.
              The Great Book of Amber
              2
              I wither on the spot; and she sails off with the prize.
              Put Yourself in His Place
              3
              No; I shall let the rose wither and die on the stem.
              Arms and the Woman
              4
              You wither and die in the search of so obscure a proof.
              Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 15
              5
              The scorching torrent was enough to wither the face of the corpse.
              The Sea-Wolf
              6
              The branches strewed in His path had not had time to wither.
              Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke
              7
              Without water nothing would grow; every thing would dry up and wither.
              New National Fourth Reader
              8
              All we have worked for will wither if we do not vote.
              Ebony
              9
              They will let the limbs wither so that the heart be stronger.
              The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
              10
              Moral actions may be regarded wither absolutely, or as ideas of relation.
              An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 / MDCXC, Base...
              11
              His voice seemed to wither and dry up gradually in his throat.
              Romance
              12
              Use increases strength in all regions, and unused organs atrophy and wither.
              Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
              13
              They bloom together, they wither together; not one of them is inconstant.
              A Hungarian Nabob
              14
              If placed in a desert, such plants would immediately wither and die.
              The Western United States: A Geographical Reader
              15
              The change comes, and these plants will wither and rot and stink.
              Saint's Progress
              16
              They'd wither straight away if you didn't feed them a few rumours.
              Metro 2033
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              Wither through the time
              Wither across language varieties
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