withering.
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
Meaning & usage
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
The D-Day troops came under withering fire.
Diminishing rapidly.
The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.
Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
Jane's mother in law gave her a withering look.
He made withering remarks about his adversary.
Where this word comes from
From wither + -ing.
The process by which something withers.
Where this word comes from
From wither + -ing.
present participle and gerund of wither
Where this word comes from
From wither + -ing.
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