Withering Definition
withering
adjective
- wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
- making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
noun
- any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
"Withering" in song lyrics
See how withering is used in real songs:
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"Look upon the faces of the youth you'll see them withering"
Mr. Lif — Pull Out Your Cut -
"and it'll be, along industry, that's withering"
Natural Resource — Negro League Baseball
Words that rhyme with withering
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