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}