whithers

Noun (1)

whither (plural whithers)

1. (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
   • To knovv the local beginnings of vvinds, is a thing vvhich requires a deep ſearch and Inquiſition, ſeeing that the VVhence and VVhither of vvinds, are things noted even in Scripture to be abſtruſe and hidden.a. 1627 (date written), Francis Bacon, “The Natural and Experimental History of Winds, &c. […]. Local Beginnings of Winds.”, in R. G., transl., edited by William Rawley, The Second Part of the...

Noun (2)

whither (plural whithers)

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially) A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially) A forceful blow or hit.
3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially) An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
4. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially) The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
5. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially) A gust of wind; a bluster.
   • I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat—sure by the beating rain on the easement; sure by the ‘wuther’ of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay.1853 January, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Auld Lang Syne”, in Villette. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, page 8

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