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whithered

whithered is the simple past and past participle of whither.

Meaning of whither

Verb

whither (third-person singular simple present whithers, present participle whithering, simple past and past participle whithered)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially, transitive) To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially, transitive) To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially, intransitive) To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
  4. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially, intransitive) To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
  5. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially, intransitive) Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.

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Questions about whithered

What is whithered the simple past and past participle of?
Whithered is the simple past and past participle of whither.

Words near whithered in the dictionary

  1. whith
  2. Whitham
  3. Whithams
  4. whither
  5. whither away
  6. whithered
  7. whitherever
  8. whithering
  9. Whitherne
  10. whithers
  11. whitherso

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