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• wither — UK [ˈwɪðə(r)] / US [ˈwɪðər] verb Word forms wither : present tense I/you/we/they wither he/she/it withers present participle withering past tense withered past participle withered 1) wither or wither away [intransitive] to become weaker or… …   English dictionary

• wither — with|er [ wıðər ] verb 1. ) wither or wither away intransitive to become weaker or smaller and then disappear: They worry that honored traditions will wither. Their love was withering away. a ) wither on the vine LITERARY to fail, especially at… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wither — [[t]wɪ̱ðə(r)[/t]] withers, withering, withered 1) VERB If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered... The question now is whether the railways will flourish or wither in the hands of… …   English dictionary

• Flowers in the Attic — infobox Book | name = Flowers in the Attic title orig = translator = image caption = author = V. C. Andrews illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Dollanganger series genre = Gothic horror Family saga… …   Wikipedia

• wither — witheredness, n. witherer, n. witheringly, adv. /widh euhr/, v.i. 1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine. 2. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away). v.t. 3. to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as… …   Universalium

• wither — verb 1) the flowers withered in the sun Syn: shrivel (up), dry up; wilt, droop, go limp, fade, perish; shrink, waste away, atrophy Ant: thrive, flourish 2) her confidence wither …   Thesaurus of popular words

• wither — verb 1) the flowers withered in the sun Syn: shrivel (up), dry up, wilt, droop, go limp, fade, perish 2) the muscles in his leg withered Syn: waste (away), shrivel (up), shrink, atr …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• wither — v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) make or become dry and shrivelled (withered flowers). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by away) deprive of or lose vigour, vitality, freshness, or importance. 3 intr. decay, decline. 4 tr. a blight with scorn etc. b …   Useful english dictionary

• Fugitive Flowers — Doctorwhobox serial name=38 39 Fugitive Flowers writer=Martin Pasko and Rebecca Parr series=Series 1 length=2 episodes date=November 5 6, 1986 preceding=Woe Is Me following=Would Be Dragonslayer| Fugitive Flowers is the thirteenth serial in the… …   Wikipedia

• The War of the Flowers — Infobox Book | name = The War of the Flowers title orig = translator = image caption = US Hardcover Edition author = Tad Williams illustrator = cover artist = Michael Whelan country = United States language = English series = genre = Fantasy… …   Wikipedia

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