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Adjective withering has 2 senses
- annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering - wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
Antonym: constructive (indirect, via destructive)
- annihilating, devastating, withering - making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
Antonym: respectful (indirect, via disrespectful)
Noun withering has 1 sense
- atrophy, withering - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
--1 is a kind of weakening
Verb wither has 2 senses
- shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither - wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
--1 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
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- fade, wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
--2 is one way to disappear, vanish, go away
Sample sentences:
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