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Withering in a sentence
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Withering meaning
- Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
- Diminishing rapidly.
- Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
Synonyms of Withering
Using Withering
- The main meaning on this page is: Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction. | Diminishing rapidly. | Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
- Useful related words include: annihilating, devastating, annihilative, destructive.
- In the example corpus, withering often appears in combinations such as: the withering, withering criticism, withering away.
Context around Withering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Withering
- In this selection, "withering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, william, accused, gradual, became, chair and lecture stand out and add context to how "withering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a gradual withering away of and already witnessing withering losses in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "withering" sits close to words such as abiola, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with withering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
First of all, what's the Withering? (7 words)
Awaiting them was withering German fire and utter chaos. (9 words)
Preparation of tea leaves consists of four stages — withering, rolling, fermenting and drying. (13 words)
Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand have also delivered withering assessments of Gareth Southgate’s side, who face Slovenia in their final Group C match on Tuesday, and the tone of the criticism has left Kane unimpressed. (36 words)
Of concern to the Republican Party leadership, which is already witnessing withering losses in the state to Democrats, Boebert is headed for defeat in the general election even if she survives the GOP primary. (34 words)
Blinken is expected to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington closes ranks with its ally that has launched a withering air campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (31 words)
First of all, what's the Withering? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
After this, Darwin and Withering became increasingly estranged, and eventually a horrendous argument broke out apparently resulting from Darwin having accused Withering of unprofessional behaviour by effectively poaching patients.
The William Withering Chair in Medicine at the University of Birmingham Medical School is named after him, as is the medical school's annual William Withering Lecture.
At one event, recorded by journalist Elna Schütz, company representatives seemed shaken by the withering critiques.
At the time, it even seemed possible to imagine a gradual withering away of such great-power arsenals and the coming of a world liberated from apocalyptic nightmares.
Blinken is expected to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington closes ranks with its ally that has launched a withering air campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
But it all crumbled before a withering Azerbaijani blitzkrieg last month, with the enclave’s leaders forced to surrender and announce the republic’s dissolution by the end of the year.
First of all, what's the Withering?
Holdouts remain, but the model of an unreasonable partner long ago shifted toward withering judgment and backhanded remarks.
Known for her no-nonsense style — and occasional withering put-downs — Boothroyd served as speaker for eight years.
Of concern to the Republican Party leadership, which is already witnessing withering losses in the state to Democrats, Boebert is headed for defeat in the general election even if she survives the GOP primary.
Preparation of tea leaves consists of four stages — withering, rolling, fermenting and drying.
Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand have also delivered withering assessments of Gareth Southgate’s side, who face Slovenia in their final Group C match on Tuesday, and the tone of the criticism has left Kane unimpressed.
Awaiting them was withering German fire and utter chaos.
By denying challengers ballot access, repressive regimes like China, Venezuela and Russia are able to claim that their leaders enjoy broad support even in the face of withering public opinion.
In short chapters offering alternating perspectives, we get insights into the self-doubt and withering self-analysis of both characters as well as contrasting views of their surrounds.
Israel's withering bombardment and ground offensive have killed 31,045 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
McConnell, who has long been critical of the former president, delivered a withering assessment of how Trump has to the point where Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the party today.
Once the race grew turbulent, Mr. Bowman, 48, struggled to find fellow elected Democrats willing to vouch for him in the face of withering attacks.
Streep delivers Miranda's cutting one-liners and withering observations of her colleagues with enough of an edge that they dig deep without betraying her icy cold demeanor.
The changes follow federal civil rights complaints, lawsuits and withering congressional scrutiny accusing universities of tolerating antisemitism, after some protesters praised Hamas and called for violence against Israelis.
Common combinations with withering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: