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wither away

wither away verb: to atrophy, or waste away.

Verb

wither away (third-person singular simple present withers away, present participle withering away, simple past and past participle withered away)

  1. (intransitive) To atrophy, or waste away.

Forms of wither away

third-person singular presentwithers away
present participlewithering away
past participlewithered away
pastwithered away

Words formed from wither away

Questions about wither away

What does wither away mean?
Wither away means to atrophy, or waste away.
What part of speech is wither away?
Wither away is a verb.
What is the past tense of wither away?
The past tense of wither away is withered away.

Words near wither away in the dictionary

  1. Withees
  2. witheld
  3. Withem
  4. Withems
  5. wither
  6. wither away
  7. wither on the vine
  8. wither'd
  9. wither-
  10. wither-wrung
  11. witherable

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