Synonyms for withered

Grammar : Adj

Spell : with-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪð ər

Définition of withered

Origin : 1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (c.1300), apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather). Cf. German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather."

adj shriveled

Example sentences :

She was thin, thinner than ever, and stiff as if she had withered.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

She had loved him until he had killed her boy; since then, all her old affection had withered.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

I looked down—at a broken wicket and a withered apple by the stake.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

It was here that Roland got a look from Mr. Burnham that withered him completely.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Withered arms were round his neck, and loving lips pressed his cheek.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

As he stirred, his hand came in contact with the withered flowers.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

I have blighted and withered the affections of his heart to that extent that he is not sure of me.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

He laid his hand on hers, which, old and withered and not very clean, lay on her knee.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

The hero-worshipper in Buel withered, and the natural Englishman asserted itself.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

The kindly feelings which had returned, now withered fast away.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

Antonyms for withered

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