a. | 1. | Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. |
Noun | 1. | withering - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) Synonyms: atrophy |
Adj. | 1. | withering - wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" |
2. | withering - making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert Synonyms: devastating, annihilating |