WITHERING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
   Synonym(s)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) withering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weakening (what does weakening mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fade (what does fade mean?)
   • wither (what does wither mean?)
   • atrophy (what does atrophy mean?)

WITHERING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
   Synonym(s)
   • annihilating (what does annihilating mean?)
   • annihilative (what does annihilative mean?)
   • devastating (what does devastating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • possessing annihilative power
   • a devastating hurricane
   • the guns opened a withering fire
   Similar To
   • destructive (what does destructive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • making light of
   Synonym(s)
   • annihilating (what does annihilating mean?)
   • devastating (what does devastating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • afire with annihilating invective
   • a devastating portrait of human folly
   • to compliments inflated I”ve a withering reply- W.S.Gilbert
   Similar To
   • disrespectful (what does disrespectful mean?)