withering

[With·er*ing]

Withering is the process of becoming weaker. You can watch the withering of a flower bouquet in water over the days and weeks, the blossoms become droopy and faded.

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Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.

Noun
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

Adjective S.
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

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

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Wither

a.
Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.

Withering

With"er*ing , a. Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. -- With"er*ing*ly, adv.

Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.

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Usage Examples

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

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Other Usage Examples

Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own books, because if they look at the name on the credit card and then they look at the name on the book jacket, then there's this look of such profound sympathy for you that you had to resort to this. It really is withering.