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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
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Common
United States of America
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