Associations to the word «Wither» - Word Associations Network

Noun

WITHER, adverb. (obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.

WITHER, verb. (obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

WITHER, verb. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

WITHER, verb. (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.

WITHER, verb. (intransitive) (figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.

WITHER, verb. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.

WITHER, verb. (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

WITHER AWAY, verb. To atrophy, or waste away

WITHER, verb. Wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled".

WITHER, verb. Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading".

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery