Definition of "wither" in English

verb

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

   • The flowers began to wither in the hot sun without enough water.
   • She watched as the old tree slowly withered with time.
   • Without care, the crops will wither and fail to grow.

2. (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.

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

4. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.

5. (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

noun

1. singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)

adverb

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

verb

1. To go against, resist; oppose.