Crossword-Solution: WITHER
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Wither | n. | To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up. |
| Wither | n. | To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies. |
| Wither | n. | To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. |
| Wither | v. t. | To cause to fade, and become dry. |
| Wither | v. t. | To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. |
| Wither | v. t. | To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| WITHER | anagram | ITHREW, WHITER, WRITHE |
We have 28 clues for the answer “WITHER”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Shrivel, as a plant | 1 answer |
| Become wizened | 1 answer |
| Dry up in the heat | 1 answer |
| Go dry | 1 answer |
| Lose the freshness of youth | 1 answer |
| Shrivel up on the vine | 1 answer |
| Shrivel up | 2 answers |
| Shrivel in the heat | 2 answers |
| Become faded | 2 answers |
| wizen | 4 answers |
| Lose vitality | 4 answers |
| Become dry. | 4 answers |
| Lose vigor. | 6 answers |
| grow faint | 7 answers |
| Lose freshness | 9 answers |
| GROW (ant.) | 9 answers |
| Shrivel | 10 answers |
| DIE ON THE VINE | 12 answers |
| Scathe | 13 answers |
| Wilt | 15 answers |
| dry up | 18 answers |
| Sear. | 24 answers |
| Decompose | 29 answers |
| Droop | 33 answers |
| blight | 41 answers |
| fade | 56 answers |
| BLAST ___ | 58 answers |
| Decline | 107 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RETEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with WITHER (5)
But the next day he prepared a worm to smite the gourd, and wither it; and I feel it is better to die than to live.” A silence followed.
But by your scheme, all this is abolished; he is degraded to a machine, he is a nobody, his noble prides wither to mere vanities; let him strive as he may, he can never be any better than his humblest and stupidest neighbor; he would never be cheerful again, his life would not be worth the living.
Let us alight, as the birds do, and perch ourselves on the nearest twig, and consult wither we shall fly next!” Just then, as it happened, the train reached a solitary way-station.
Wherefore, good my master, either take my proffer yourself, or suffer me to leave this dungeon as free as I entered.” “Let the old tree wither,” continued Cedric, “so the stately hope of the forest be preserved.
Sudden hatred flared in them to wither the expression of glad friendliness that had lighted them but an instant before.
Quotes with WITHER (3)
The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.
I want you to learn the lesson of the lotus. This flower springs forth from muddy waters. It raises its delicate petals to the sun and perfumes the world while, at the same time, its roots cling to the elemental muck, the very essence of the mortal experience. Without that soil, the flower would wither and die.
Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: For wither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 25 times in crossword archives (1957–2024).