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withered adjective

  /ˈwɪðəd/ , /ˈwɪðɚd/
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
 kitulias, kuihtunut

wither verb

  /ˈwɪðə/ , /ˈwɪðɚ/
  • (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
 jähmettyä, jäykistyä
  • (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
 jäykistää
  • (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
 kuihduttaa, lakastuttaa
  • (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
 kuihtua
  • (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
 kuihtua, lakastua

withers noun

  /ˈwɪð.əz/ , /ˈwɪð.ɚz/
  • The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]
 säkä

withering adjective

  • Diminishing rapidly.
 kuihtuva
  • Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
 murskaava, musertava
  • Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
 vähättelevä
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