withering

withering /'wi ri /
  • tính từ
    • héo, tàn úa (cây cỏ, hoa lá...)
    • làm khô héo, làm héo hắt
    • làm bối rối
      • a withering look: một cái nhìn làm bối rối
 sự héo
tea leaf withering machine
 máy làm héo chè
withering house
 nhà làm héo
withering rack
 sàn làm héo

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withering

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); atrophy

    adj.

  • wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; annihilative, annihilating, devastating

    possessing annihilative power

    a devastating hurricane

    the guns opened a withering fire

  • making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert; annihilating, devastating

    v.

  • wither, as with a loss of moisture; shrivel, shrivel up, shrink

    The fruit dried and shriveled

  • lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; fade

    Her bloom was fading

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

withers|withered|withering
syn.: deteriorate droop dry up fade languish pine shrink shrivel wane wilt