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
- 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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