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2 Translation results for withering in Spanish

adjective | verb

withering adjective

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devastador, fulminante, avasallador; marchitador

Example sentences of
withering adjective

  • The book has been the subject of withering criticism.
  • She gave me a withering look.

wither verb

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withered, has withered, is withering, withers
marchitar, agostar; marchitarse; decaer, debilitarse

Example sentences of
wither verb

  • The plants withered and died.
  • Shortly after the moon landing, interest in the space program withered.

Synonyms of
wither verb

Detailed synonyms for wither verb

Wither, shrivel, wilt significan perder o causar la pérdida de la frescura y la suavidad de aspecto.
  • Wither indica la pérdida de la humedad vital, por ejemplo, de la savia o de los fluidos de los tejidos, con un descoloramiento o secamiento resultante <the leaves had withered>, o bien puede connotar una pérdida comparable de vigor, vitalidad o animación <support for the senator withered after the public scandals>.
    antonyms: flourish
  • Shrivel conlleva una impresión más fuerte de arrugamiento o encogimiento <the plants had shriveled after months of drought>.
    antonyms: thrive
  • Wilt connota perder firmeza, como una planta que carece de agua <by now the company's resistance had wilted>.

Reverse translation for withering

devastador  - devastating 
fulminante  - fulminating, explosive, devastating, terrible 
avasallador  - overwhelming 
marchitar  - to make wither, to wilt 
agostar  - to parch, to wither 
marchitarse  - to wither, to shrivel up, to wilt, to languish, to fade away 
decaer  - to decline, to decay, to deteriorate, to weaken, to flag 
debilitarse  - to weaken, to wither 
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