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There never yet has been a great system sustained by force under which all the best faculties of men have not slowly withered.
Auberon Herbert

Meaning of "withered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITHERED

withered  [ˈwɪðəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITHERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Withered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WITHERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Withered

Withered is an American extreme metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, founded by Chris Freeman and Mike Thompson. Both members also participate in a crust punk/grindcore band Social Infestation, which also features Mastodon bassist Troy Sanders.

Definition of withered in the English dictionary

The first definition of withered in the dictionary is thin and old-looking. Other definition of withered is thin and weak because of disease or injury. Withered is also drooping, wilted, or shrivelled up.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITHERED


blethered
ˈblɛðəd
bothered
ˈbɒðəd
feathered
ˈfɛðəd
heathered
ˈhɛðəd
unfathered
ʌnˈfɑːðəd
unfeathered
ʌnˈfeðəd
ungathered
ʌnˈɡæðəd
untethered
ʌnˈtɛðəd
unweathered
ʌnˈwɛðəd
unwithered
ʌnˈwɪðəd
weathered
ˈwɛðəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITHERED

withdrawal slip
withdrawal symptoms
withdrawer
withdrawing room
withdrawment
withdrawn
withdrawnness
withdrew
withe
wither
witheredness
witherer
withering
witheringly
witherite
witherod
withers
withershins
withheld
withhold

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITHERED

atmosphered
centered
chartered
considered
cosphered
covered
endangered
layered
ordered
powdered
recovered
registered
remembered
scattered
triggered
unanswered
undeciphered
untochered
unushered
what the doctor ordered

Synonyms and antonyms of withered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WITHERED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «withered» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of withered

Translation of «withered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITHERED

Find out the translation of withered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of withered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «withered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 枯槁的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marchito
570 millions of speakers

English

withered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذابل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

засохло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

murcho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parcheminé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Layu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verkümmert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やせ衰えた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마르고 쭈글쭈글한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kringet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाळलेल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

solmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raggrinzito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwiędły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

засохло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofilit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαραμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdorde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vissnade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

visnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of withered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHERED»

The term «withered» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHERED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about withered

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3 QUOTES WITH «WITHERED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word withered.
1
Graham Greene
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
2
Auberon Herbert
There never yet has been a great system sustained by force under which all the best faculties of men have not slowly withered.
3
Ernst Toller
We thrust our fingers into our ears to stop its moan; but it was no good; the cry cut like a drill into our heads, dragging minutes into hours, hours into years. We withered and grew old between those cries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITHERED»

Discover the use of withered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to withered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yugoslavia: A State that Withered Away
The disintegration of Yugoslavia was the result of many factors, not of a single one, but the primary one, the author argues, was commitment of the Yugoslav political elite to the Marxist ideology of withering away of the state.
Dejan Jović, 2009
2
Things Withered
The first story collection from this award-winning author.
Susie Moloney, 2013
3
Even Withered Trees Give Prosperity to the Mountain and ...
Offers Japanese proverbs such as "The silent person is often worth listening to" and "If you become lost, go back while you can see your way"
Guy A. Zona, 1996
4
The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888
Beautiful in their own right, these stories are also testing-grounds for the novels in their controversial sexual politics, their refusal of romance structures, and their elegiac pursuit of past, lost loves.
Thomas Hardy, 2006
5
Ministering the Withered Hand
This is a 191-page book about the life and ministry of a trucker that Almighty God raised up and trained for the end time revival that will usher in His harvest before the coming of our Lord.
Rob Hale, Jerry Guardian Angel, 2007
6
The Withered Arm: Easyread Edition
Marked by striking character contrasts, a well-knitted plot and elucidative language, the story is truly engrossing.
Thomas Hardy, 2007
7
The Withered Vine: Logistics and the Communist Insurgency in ...
An explanation of the failure of the Communist insurgency in Greece between 1945 and 1949 as a result of the inadequate resources available to the Greek Democratic Army, ideological differences among Greek Communist Party leaders, and the ...
Charles R. Shrader, 1999
8
Fallen Leaf, Withered Wind ...and Love
Two threads of lives lay there coiled into a single entity flickering like an eternal flame. The clock ceased movement. Night froze in silence. Sindhu clasped Samsara with frantic desperation. She breathed his sweat, love and obsession.
Saikat Baksi, 2010
9
The Withered Heart
5 l i 122 THE WITHERED HEART. “ Oh, well, if you don't wish to hear me read,” he said, in an offended tone of voice, shutting the book as he spoke, “ I have no desire to worry you with my poor performances.” “Oh, John! do not speak so to me!
Timothy Shay Arthur, 1858
10
Wither
What if you knew exactly when you’d die? The first book of The Chemical Garden Trilogy. By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live.
Lauren DeStefano, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITHERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term withered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Withered aristocracy #2 - heavy construction and critical faculties
Oh how quickly a year goes by! When I began Withered Aristocracy last summer I fully intended to update this blog as frequently as I could, in my mind at least ... «libcom.org, Jul 15»
2
After Arab Spring, journalism briefly flowered and then withered
MANAMA, Bahrain — Just three miles from the gleaming center of town, a local journalist in a rusted, old compact car swerves around trash dumpsters set on fire ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Withered Teats and Gay Love: Handel's 'Saul' at Glyndebourne
The witch, sung by a man, offers him one of her withered breasts to suck on, and the semi-naked king curls up like a baby to nuzzle at her teat. It's just one of ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
4
Withered charm of the bird's nest orchid
It is 15 years since we last discovered a bird's-nest orchid. It was hidden among dog's mercury in an old hazel coppice. The withered brown flower spike was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Autopsy: Why Microsoft's ad business withered
On Tuesday, Microsoft said that it was handing over its ad sales business to AOL, capping off the company's gradual retreat from the space. With the deal AOL ... «Digiday, Jul 15»
6
Farmer commits suicide due to withered crop
A 71-YEAR-OLD rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom's Muang district allegedly shot himself dead after watching his 18-rai paddy crop wither away due to the severe ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
7
MarketsEBA boosts withered securitisation market
MarketsEBA boosts withered securitisation market. a month ago. URL · Twitter. The European Banking Authority has proposed sweeping changes to the ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
8
Green shoots emerge in withered gold mining sector
VANCOUVER The global gold mining industry is showing signs of life as merger activity picks up and industry veterans set up new companies and hunt for ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
9
A Life That Frayed as Bail Reform Withered
At noon on the first Tuesday of February 2013, Jonathan Lippman, the chief judge of New York State, spoke to the most powerful people in state government ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
Civilizations That Withered in Drought
With California in its fourth year of a historic drought, its worst in 1,200 years, signs of a strengthening El Nino suggest at least some relief may be in sight. In fact ... «Discovery News, May 15»

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