withering

withering
Synonyms and related words:
Sanforizing, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, air-drying, anhydration, arrogant, atrophy, attenuation, baneful, biting, bitter, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, caustic, clannish, cliquish, coming apart, consuming, consumption, consumptive, contemptuous, contumelious, corroding, corrosive, cracking, crumbling, cutting, deadly, decadent, declining, degenerate, dehumidification, dehydration, demolishing, demolitionary, depredatory, desiccation, desolating, destroying, destructive, deteriorating, devastating, disastrous, disdainful, disintegrating, doomful, drainage, draining, drooping, drying, drying up, dwindling, ebbing, effete, emaceration, emaciation, evaporation, exclusive, fading, failing, falling, fatal, fateful, flagging, fragmenting, fratricidal, going to pieces, haughty, incisive, insolation, internecine, keen, languishing, marcescence, marcescent, mordacious, mordant, mummification, nihilist, nihilistic, parching, penetrating, piercing, pining, preshrinkage, ravaging, regressive, retrograde, retrogressive, ruining, ruinous, scathing, scorching, scornful, searing, self-destructive, sharp, shrinkage, shrinking, shriveling, sinking, sliding, slipping, slumping, sneering, sniffy, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, stabbing, stinging, subsiding, subversionary, subversive, suicidal, supercilious, tabetic, tart, thinning, toploftical, toplofty, trenchant, vandalic, vandalish, vandalistic, waning, wastage, waste, wasteful, wasting, wilting, worsening

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  • Withering — With er*ing, a. Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. {With er*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • withering — [[t]wɪ̱ðərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid. Deborah Jane s mother gave her a withering look... She launched a withering attack on the Press …   English dictionary

  • withering — adjective Date: 1579 acting or serving to cut down or destroy ; devastating < a withering fire from the enemy > < a withering rebuke > • witheringly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • withering — adjective a) Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction. The D Day troops came under withering fire. b) Diminishing rapidly. The playboy seemed oblivious to hi …   Wiktionary

  • withering — with|er|ing [ wıðərıŋ ] adjective a withering look, expression, or remark deliberately makes you feel silly or embarrassed: She lowered her eyes, unable to face his withering scorn. ╾ with|er|ing|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • withering — un·withering; withering; …   English syllables

  • withering — UK [ˈwɪðərɪŋ] / US adjective a withering look, expression, or remark deliberately makes you feel silly or embarrassed She lowered her eyes, unable to face his withering scorn. Derived word: witheringly adverb …   English dictionary

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