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Antonyms for withered


Grammar : Adj
Spell : with-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪð ər



Definition of withered

Origin :
  • 1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (c.1300), apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather). Cf. German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather."
  • adj shriveled
Example sentences :
  • She was thin, thinner than ever, and stiff as if she had withered.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • She had loved him until he had killed her boy; since then, all her old affection had withered.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • I looked down—at a broken wicket and a withered apple by the stake.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • It was here that Roland got a look from Mr. Burnham that withered him completely.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Withered arms were round his neck, and loving lips pressed his cheek.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • As he stirred, his hand came in contact with the withered flowers.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • I have blighted and withered the affections of his heart to that extent that he is not sure of me.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He laid his hand on hers, which, old and withered and not very clean, lay on her knee.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • The hero-worshipper in Buel withered, and the natural Englishman asserted itself.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • The kindly feelings which had returned, now withered fast away.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

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