wither
What does “wither” mean?
Part of Speech: verb
Pronunciations: IPA: /ˈwɪ.ðər/ Glossary-style: [WIH-ther]
Definition: dry up; become wrinkled from a lack of moisture (Ex: withered leaves). decay, die, or lose vitality. abash, cause to be speechless, or stun (Ex: to wither with an icy glance).
Example: My father cast me a withering glance from across the table when he saw that I was about to tell everybody the story of how he got a speeding ticket.
Practice vocab question for “wither”
Cruella ’s icy glance withered Jeeves, causing him to lose all of his ——-.
(A) knowledge
(B) appeal
(C) emotion
(D) resolve
(E) invigoration
Answer:
a withering look).
Oh, I think you’re saying that ‘Father’ disapproved of our breaking the glass. How about this? Our father gave us a withering look after we broke the window glass.
1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
2. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often followed by away ).