- to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often followed by away).
- to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.: The drought withered the buds.
- to affect harmfully: Reputations were withered by the scandal.
- to abash, as by a scathing glance: a look that withered him.
- English poet and pamphleteer.
- (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
- to fade or waste
- to decay, decline, or disintegrate
- to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
- to abash, esp with a scornful look
- to harm or damage
