withering
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Adjective [edit]
withering (comparative more withering, superlative most withering)
- 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.
Translations [edit]
tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction
diminishing rapidly
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tending to make someone feel small
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Verb [edit]
withering
- Present participle of wither.
