withering

Definition von withering im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction
The D-Day troops came under withering fire.; Tending to make someone feel small
He made withering remarks about his adversary.; Diminishing rapidly
The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.; Present participle of wither; wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"; any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid. Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look. a withering look/remark etc a look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence; making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W S Gilbert; Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade; {s} wilting, fading; causing someone to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn)
withering leaves: wilting leaves, leaves that are drying up
withering look: confusing look, perplexing facial expression
wither: To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water
wither: To cause to shrivel or dry up
wither: Against, in opposition to
wither: To go against, resist; oppose
wither: {v} to fade, pine away, die, make to fade
wither: 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: "Grass had withered in the fields."2 Slowly disappear, lose importance or become weaker: "This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away."
wither: To make helpless due to emotion
wither: To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture
wither: If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die (Probably from weather )
wither: To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up
wither: To become helpless due to emotion
wither: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
wither: If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. Wither away means the same as wither. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating
wither: To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin&?; away, as animal bodies
wither: To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny
wither: To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away
wither: To cause to fade, and become dry
wither: {f} wilt, fade; become shriveled; degenerate; cause to be ashamed (as with a look of scorn); harm; shrivel, dry
wither: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"