Definitions for withering
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. atrophy, witheringadjective

   any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

2. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

   "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

3. annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   making light of

   "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

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1. witheringadjective

   Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.

   The D-Day troops came under withering fire.

2. witheringadjective

   Diminishing rapidly.

   The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.

3. witheringadjective

   Tending to make someone feel small.

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1. withering

   William Withering FRS (17 March 1741 – 6 October 1799) was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and first systematic investigator of the bioactivity of digitalis. Withering was born in Wellington, Shropshire, the son of a surgeon. He trained as a physician and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He worked at Birmingham General Hospital from 1779. The story is that he noticed a person with dropsy (swelling from congestive heart failure) improve remarkably after taking a traditional herbal remedy; Withering became famous for recognising that the active ingredient in the mixture came from the foxglove plant. The active ingredient is now known as digoxin, after the plant's scientific name. In 1785, Withering published An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses, which contained reports on clinical trials and notes on digitalis's effects and toxicity.

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1. withering

   Withering refers to the process of becoming dry and shriveled or losing effectiveness, vitality, or intensity due to neglect, lack of use, or under harsh conditions. This term can be applied to both living things (like a plant), and abstract concepts (like a person's confidence level, or the economy).

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1. Withering

   of Wither

2. Witheringadjective

   tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of withering in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of withering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of withering in a Sentence

1. Evan Nierman:

   Both should expect to face withering criticism in the days ahead since this story touches a nerve, especially for parents without the means to pay their kids' way into prestigious schools, expect this topic to dog Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin since the nature of the sting operation reveals famous, rich and powerful people apparently playing by a different set of rules than everyone else.

2. Margaret Miller:

   When you see them all withering in the heat, you feel sad, because, over a period of time, you have nurtured them.

3. Jack Froese:

   We haven’t had much rain to speak of and the crop is withering.

4. Alfred A. Montapert:

   Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

5. Andy Finton:

   We're seeing stressed trees that haven't had enough precipitation and are losing their leaves earlier, so leaves are withering, they're drying up, and doing that fall color change before those crisp fall nights.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=withering
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Withering
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withering
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/withering
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=withering