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How to pronounce “wither”
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Pronunciation guide for wither
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of wither with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lessons From People Already Adapting to the Climate Crisis
Our crops wither, leaving families with empty stomachs
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
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How to pronounce wither
Lessons From People Already Adapting to the Climate Crisis
Our crops wither, leaving families with empty stomachs
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “wither”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to waste away; to pass away.
- (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
- (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
- [Noun]
- singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)
- [Adverb]
- (obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
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