Explore Witheringly through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Witheringly meaning
In a withering manner.
Using Witheringly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a withering manner.
Context around Witheringly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Witheringly
- In this selection, "witheringly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, described stand out and add context to how "witheringly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at me witheringly and say and catalonia and witheringly described him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "witheringly" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with witheringly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In response, they look at me witheringly and say this has never, ever happened to them. (16 words)
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given watched Nunez in Catalonia and witheringly described him as ‘a bit of a workhorse’ who is not a natural footballer. (25 words)
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given watched Nunez in Catalonia and witheringly described him as ‘a bit of a workhorse’ who is not a natural footballer. (25 words)
In response, they look at me witheringly and say this has never, ever happened to them. (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given watched Nunez in Catalonia and witheringly described him as ‘a bit of a workhorse’ who is not a natural footballer.
In response, they look at me witheringly and say this has never, ever happened to them.