withering
layu
definition
verb
the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
(of a plant) become dry and shriveled.
a business that can wither the hardiest ego
cause harm or damage to.
noun
Near the end of November, the villagers saw that there was large-scale withering among their vegetables and they asked the technologists from the town to inspect.
the action of becoming dry and shriveled.
adjective
a withering look
intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated.
Pan American takes the pound cake for minimalism, and has in the past proven perfect music for driving through desolate landscapes beneath withering heat, or traversing the domain of half-asleepness.
(of heat) intense; scorching.
example
She is a patient one, and dismissed me with a 'withering' glance.
The 'withering' of planning permission after two years is causing particular problems in the process.
You try to imagine the pattern of failure leading to that receding chin; what negative passion finally gave that peculiar 'withering' of the lips.
In many species the flowers are open permanently, whereby the opening period is terminated by a closure movement, or is terminated by petal 'withering' or abscission.
The seedlings treated under this condition did not reach wilting, 'withering' or death, but suffered severe stunting and leaf yellowing as the duration of stress was prolonged.
Yet, Juan and I - engaged in some innocent hand-holding, far less provocative than what was happening onstage or in the aisles - were the subject of many 'withering' glances.
Equally suggestive is her interpretation of Fanon's 'withering' attack upon the postcolonial national bourgeoisie.
She gave me a 'withering' look of utter contempt and proceeded to lecture me at length about the finer nuances of Mother's Day.
But the trend runs deeper than that, for what we are really witnessing, intellectually and morally, is the slow but inexorable 'withering' of progressive, secular humanism.
Near the end of November, the villagers saw that there was large-scale 'withering' among their vegetables and they asked the technologists from the town to inspect.
As he turned to leave under the 'withering' gaze of his disappointed superiors, it was discovered that he had not received the decryption code that accompanied the exercise.
Dawson was admired during that torrid series for the gutsy way he willingly took on nightwatchman duties and fearlessly stood up to Australia's 'withering' attack but he only claimed a total of five wickets at 79.60 runs apiece.
The harvest has decreased this year owing to fog in February that caused the 'withering' of flowers, he added.
He gestured to Straeger, who was looking so disdainfully at her that Voelker could feel the 'withering' contempt radiating from him as though he were telepathic himself.
The treatment was maintained until abscission and 'withering' of the shaded leaves.
‘We take credit cards,’ chirped the tall curly brunette - the weaker of the two - who was quickly silenced by a 'withering' glance.
Unlike those who are rallying behind the president, Vidal retains his 'withering' contempt for the man.
A change in colour was usually followed by wilting / 'withering' of the petals.
She sat down in her chair looking furious and just gave me a sneer and a 'withering' look.
The reform accord was to have been the crowning jewel of the summit, but ended up the target of 'withering' criticism from human rights groups and development organisations who complained of a squandered opportunity.
Sometimes when we tried to speak Spanish we were met with 'withering' sneers.
As democracy and freedom continue to melt away beneath the 'withering' heat of state-corporate power, it becomes ever more difficult to tell the truth.
Since November 2, the 'withering' contempt of liberals for ordinary Americans has been astonishing.
Combining foxy irony with 'withering' disdain, McDiarmid presents us with the tragedy of a man for whom the mask has become the face.
In contemporary North India, a couple of generations in the 'withering' heat of the Gangetic plains turned the Great Moguls from hardy Turkic warlords into pale princes in petticoats.
Her designs portrayed 'withering' and dying, followed by autumn shades and, finally, a warm, red piece exemplifying how dying is overcome by fashion, design and culture.
The year is 1908; no Partition trauma to desecrate the dreams, no 'withering' of hope to spike idealism.
But as the national obsession with Hansie's downfall naturally fades away, the 'withering' gaze of the South African sporting public will return to its first love - the country's rugby team.
This was marked by ‘de-urbanisation’, the decay of a range of Indus crafts, and the 'withering' of commerce.
Taking on Garvey's mantle, Marley turned increasingly to Africa as his fame grew, addressing apartheid with the same 'withering' scorn as American artists like Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott Heron.
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