wither
Example Sentences
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She wasn’t just a motionless mound withering away under the blankets on her bed.
From Literature
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If the mercury is going to hit 100 degrees and wind is picking up — and in previous years that led to withering flowers — that will guide the prediction.
From Los Angeles Times
How are you going to fly two withering, highly contagious people from Africa to America without killing them or infecting others on the plane?
He raised his muzzle to catch the scents wafting from the valley: some jays and a few stale elk droppings; several storm-broken spruce; lots of willow herb and withered blueberries.
From Literature
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Attorney for the District of Columbia, and federal Judge James Boasberg did so in withering fashion.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.