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wither

with.er \'with-*r\ \-(*-)rin\ vb or with.er.ing [ME widren; prob. akin to 
   ME weder weather] 1: to become dry and sapless; esp : to shrivel from or as 
   if from  loss of bodily moisture 2: to lose vitality, force, or freshness  
   1: to cause to wither  2: to make speechless or incapable of action : STUN 
   {a ~Xing glance}