About The Word Withering

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Withering to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Withering definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Withering

Withering Meaning & Definition
Withering Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Withering?

[n] any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
[adj] wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
[adj] making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

Synonyms | Synonyms for Withering: annihilating | annihilative | atrophy | destructive | devastating | disrespectful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Withering:

See Also | weakening

Withering In Webster's Dictionary

\With"er*ing\, a. Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. -- {With"er*ing*ly}, adv.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Atomic reactor ‐ a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate…
  • Purplish pink ‐ a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle…
  • Cotyloidal ‐ of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh…
  • Bonk ‐ hit hard [v] have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps…
  • Thomas j. hanks ‐ United States film actor…
  • Consumer finance company ‐ a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble…
  • Empetraceae ‐ heathlike shrubs
  • Dance ‐ taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to…
  • Writhed ‐ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted…
  • Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…