withering

1. 1.

   any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

   Synonymsatrophy

   Broaderweakening

Other forms of withering

plural

witherings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about withering

What does withering mean?

withering means "wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in withering?

withering has 3 syllables: wit-he-ring. The stress falls on "wit". In IPA it is /ˈwɪðɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for withering?

Close synonyms include annihilative, annihilating, devastating, annihilating, devastating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is withering a common word?

withering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.