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withering::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | annihilating, annihilative, devastating |
the guns opened a withering fire.
Examples of withering
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As a result, the withering wetlands are covered by dead cattails and cord grass.
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Seldom have two damaged women been rendered with such soul-withering fierceness.
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That is the withering process often suffered by unpopular, moribund governments.
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She and Maggie Smith compete to see who can produce the most withering put-down.
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As the day wore on, committee members were even more withering in their attacks.
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Slavery was not an economically inefficient institution that was withering away.
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He instantly rocketed to the top of polls before withering under close scrutiny.
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Read the entire entertaining rant, including the absolutely withering last line.
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Jascha Heifetz prefers the withering glare or, if things get too bad, departure.
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- Annihilative: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
- Atrophy: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- Annihilating: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
- (witheringly) in a withering manner; "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars"
- Shrivel: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
- (wither) fade: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
- William Withering FRS (17 March 1741 u2013 6 October 1799) was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and the discoverer of digitalis.
- (Wither (EP)) Wither is a single and EP by progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on September 15, 2009, it was their first EP since A Change of Seasons. ...
- (Wither (song)) Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the tenth studio album of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was released on June 23, 2009 under Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci, and mixed by Paul Northfield. ...
