witherings
Slow drying deaths
Witherings is the plural of withering, a noun for instances of shriveling, declining, or wasting away.
A plant undergoes witherings from drought; a reputation suffers witherings from scandal.
The word appears rarely, since withering more commonly functions as an adjective describing a scornful look or remark: She gave him a withering glance.
Losing turgor and drooping
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
dying · browning · curling · drying · yellowing · decay · blight · parching
Overwhelming in intensity
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
scorning · belittling · humiliating · deflating · disparaging · dismissive · cutting · stinging
Gradual loss of intensity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- weakeningBecoming less strong
decaying · crumbling · atrophy · ebbing · dwindling · languishing · failing · collapsing
Systematic operation on data
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- curingRestoring health or preserving
drying · conditioning · enzymatic · aging · ripening · breakdown · softening · preparation
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- droopingHanging or bending downward
fading · dying · browning · curling · drying · yellowing · decay · blight · parching · dehydration
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
disdainful · scorning · belittling · humiliating · deflating · disparaging · dismissive · cutting · stinging · blistering
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
weakening · decaying · crumbling · atrophy · ebbing · dwindling · languishing · failing · collapsing · eroding
processing
Systematic operation on data
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
curing · drying · conditioning · enzymatic · aging · ripening · breakdown · softening · preparation · harvesting
witheringsblossomings
Acts of bursting into flower
flowerings · revivals · renewals · rebirths · resurgences
witheringshydrations
Adding water to something
plumpings · moistenings · swellings · dewiness · saturations
- withering awayGradual decline toward nothing
- withering lookDisapproving stare conveying contempt
- withering on the vineDying from neglect