adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈwɪðɚd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɪðəd/
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CMU ARPABET:W IH1 DH ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of wither
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness-W.F.Starkie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the old woman's shriveled skin
he looked shriveled and ill
a shrunken old man
a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws