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forwither

forwither verb: to wither away; shrivel.

Verb

forwither (third-person singular simple present forwithers, present participle forwithering, simple past and past participle forwithered)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To wither away; shrivel.

Forms of forwither

third-person singular presentforwithers
present participleforwithering
past participleforwithered
pastforwithered

Origin of forwither

From for- + wither.

Questions about forwither

What does forwither mean?
Forwither means to wither away; shrivel.
What part of speech is forwither?
Forwither is a verb.
What is the past tense of forwither?
The past tense of forwither is forwithered.

Words near forwither in the dictionary

  1. forwearying
  2. forweep
  3. forwelk
  4. forwent
  5. forwhy
  6. forwither
  7. forwonder
  8. forwondered
  9. forwondering
  10. forwonders
  11. forwork

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