Withered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wither, as with a loss of moisture

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪðɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪðəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪðəd/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɪðɚd/.

Examples

The fruit dried and shriveled
Her bloom was fading
the old woman's shriveled skin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear shriveled wither wizen shrunken dried-up shrivelled shrivel up shrink wizened fade sere shrivel

Parts of Speech

verb	wither, as with a loss of moisture “The fruit dried and shriveled”
verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality “Her bloom was fading”
adjective	lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie “the old woman's shriveled skin”
adjective	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture “dried-up grass”

Word Forms

fading	noun	weakening in force or intensity
withering	noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
sereness	noun	a withered dryness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwelkt

verdorren, wie bei einem Feuchtigkeitsverlust

🇫🇷French

flétri

se faner, comme avec une perte d’humidité

🇪🇸Spanish

marchito

marchitarse, como con una pérdida de humedad

🇮🇹Italian

appassito

appassire, come con una perdita di umidità

🇳🇱Dutch

verdord

verdorren, zoals bij vochtverlies

🇵🇹Portuguese

murcho

murchar, como acontece com a perda de umidade

🇷🇺Russian

засохший

вянут, как при потере влаги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुरझाया हुआ

सूखना, जैसे कि नमी की हानि के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

শুকিয়ে গেছে

শুকিয়ে যায়, যেমন আর্দ্রতা হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடியது

ஈரப்பதம் இழப்பது போல வாடிவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎండిపోయింది

తేమ కోల్పోవడం వంటి, వాడిపోతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुकलेले

ओलावा कमी झाल्याप्रमाणे कोमेजणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુકાઈ ગયેલું

સુકાઈ જવું, જેમ કે ભેજના નુકશાન સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬತ್ತಿ ಹೋಗಿತ್ತು

ತೇವಾಂಶದ ನಷ್ಟದಂತೆ ಒಣಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടിപ്പോയി

ഈർപ്പം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നത് പോലെ വാടിപ്പോകും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਰਝਾ

ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਣਾ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਮੀ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرجھا ہوا

مرجھا جانا، جیسا کہ نمی کی کمی کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干枯

枯萎，就像失去水分一样

🇯🇵Japanese

枯れた

水分の喪失と同様に枯れる

🇰🇷Korean

시든

수분 손실과 마찬가지로 시들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khô héo

khô héo, như mất độ ẩm

🇹🇭Thai

ลีบ

เหี่ยวเฉาไปเหมือนกับการสูญเสียความชุ่มชื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

layu

layu, seperti hilangnya kelembapan

🇵🇭Filipino

nalanta

nalalanta, tulad ng pagkawala ng kahalumigmigan

🇲🇾Malay

layu

layu, seperti kehilangan lembapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذابل

يذبل، كما هو الحال مع فقدان الرطوبة

🇮🇷Persian

پژمرده

پژمرده شدن، مانند از دست دادن رطوبت

🇹🇷Turkish

solmuş

nem kaybı gibi solgunluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָמֵל

לקמול, כמו עם אובדן לחות

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The primary meaning of 'withered' is 'wither, as with a loss of moisture'.

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