withers in English

noun
1
the highest part of a horse's back, lying at the base of the neck above the shoulders. The height of a horse is measured to the withers.
The hands of an intermediate rider move only about six to eight inches in front of the horse's withers in a short crest release.
verb
1
(of a plant) become dry and shriveled.
the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
synonyms:shrivel (up)dry upwiltdroopgo limpfadeperishshrinkwaste awayatrophy
2
cause harm or damage to.
a business that can wither the hardiest ego

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1. The blossom withers,

2. The blossom withers,+

3. Withers, however, was already an unperson.

4. 9 The land mourns* and withers away.

5. The metal survives whilst the flesh withers.

6. " Oh, very well ,'said Mr. Withers, blandly.

7. The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.

8. Winston did not know why Withers had been disgraced.

9. 7 The new wine mourns,* the vine withers,+

10. The productive land withers; it is fading away.

11. He compared it to a blossom that quickly withers.

12. A delicate English rose withers in the outback, yeah.

13. A nation never withers if its history stands tall.

14. How did you come to be associated with Withers?

15. Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless.

16. (Psalm 1:3) Imagine a luxuriant tree whose foliage never withers!

17. That argument withers in the time it takes to write it.

18. The real reason that the sprout withers is not the heat.

19. But when the scorching sun takes over, the grass withers away.

20. Creativity withers when these ties are forgotten, neglected or severed.

21. " Just so, " went on Mr. Withers, accepting her acknowledgment of familiarity.

22. I informed Withers I would be needing my old parking space.

23. Distance from withers to elbow and elbow to ground is equal.

24. Faults: Withers low insufficiently marked above the line of the back.

25. 2 He comes up like a blossom and then withers away;*+

26. Other cities appear the turnover withers largely, has not appeared in Guangzhou.

27. When the wither tree kills a creature, it withers and releases Blightful spores

28. About twelve inches at the withers, and about 15 lbs. in weight.

29. " I will be there to show you, " and so Mr. Withers withdrew.

30. The last word in lace and satin withers like a bunch of flowers.

31. Yes, our life is as transitory as grass that withers in a single day.

32. Cruppers are necessary on most mules, because of the low withers and straight back

33. This sprout withers, explains Jesus, “because of not having depth of soil” and “not having moisture.”

34. Ewes are 65 cm at the withers, weigh 40 kg and have scurs or small horns.

35. Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays.

36. Length of body from breast to haunch bone slightly longer than height of withers to ground.

37. Friend of my soul, this is terrible, dismaying: it makes one's heart sink, it withers vital energy ...

38. “The green grass dries up, the blossom withers, but the word of our God endures forever.” —ISA.

39. The Westphalian Dachsbracke stands about 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) high at the withers.

40. Check that the saddle fits correctly and is neither too low on the withers or spine.

41. At first, they accept the word with joy, but then the tender plant withers under trial or persecution.

42. In the morning it puts forth blossoms and must change; at evening it withers and certainly dries up.”

43. Just remember that as the State withers away, so will the many evils which accompany the capitalist state.

44. 24 Friend of my soul, this is terrible, dismaying: it makes one's heart sink, it withers vital energy ...

45. Even if a prolonged drought severely withers an old olive tree, the shriveled stump can come back to life.

46. It contained two divisions; the first one was under Jones Withers and the second was under Daniel Ruggles.

47. The country was bracken-clothed dunes, the plants so tall that they came over the horse's withers in places.

48. If anyone does not Abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are

49. In God’s eyes, all imperfect flesh is as green grass that grows for a time, then dries up and withers.

50. In most cases, the stem simply withers back to the first node, and remains as an unsightly brown spur.