- 1[intransitive, transitive] wither (something) if a plant withers or something withers it, it dries up and dies The grass had withered in the warm sun.
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- 2[intransitive] wither (away) to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely All our hopes just withered away.
wither
verbNAmE//ˈwɪðər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wither he / she / it withers
past simple withered
-ing form withering
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