Wither

глагол 1) а) вянуть, сохнуть; блёкнуть, высыхать, увядать Синоним(ы): fade, droop б) иссушать, лишать силы или свежести 2) чахнуть, ослабевать, слабеть, уменьшаться Например: My heart withered as I contemplated the scene. — От увиденного у меня сжалось сердце. 3) испепелять (взглядом) Например: to wither on the vine — засохнуть на корню, остаться нереализованным

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Wither

biographical name George 1588-1667 English poet and pamphleteer

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Wither

I. verb (withered; withering) Etymology: Middle English widren; probably akin to Middle English weder weather intransitive verb 1. to become dry and sapless; especially to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture 2. to lose vitality, force, or freshness Example: public support for the bill is withering transitive verb 1. to cause to wither 2. to make speechless or incapable of action; stun Example: withered him with a look — Dorothy Sayers II. noun chiefly British withers

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