to shrivel; fade; decay

The grapes had withered on the vine.

to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away ).

to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.

The drought withered the buds.

to affect harmfully

Reputations were withered by the scandal.

to abash, as by a scathing glance

a look that withered him.

verb

bloom , grow

verb

atrophy , become stale , blast , blight , collapse , constrict , contract , decay , deflate , desiccate , deteriorate , die , disintegrate , dry , dry up , fade , fold , languish , perish , shrink , shrivel , wane , waste , waste away , wilt , wizennotes:whither is an adverb meaning \'to what place\' or a conjunction meaning \'to which place or condition\'; wither is a verb meaning \'to dry up or shrivel\' , mummify , sear , wizen , pine , benumb , numb , petrify , stun , stupefy , age , decline , dehydrate , droop , paralyze , senesce , weaken , wrinkle