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withers

The correct spelling is withers.

How to pronounce withers

/ˈwɪð.əz/
verb

IPA: /ˈwɪð.əz/

Say it like: Wit-her-s

The correct spelling is withers. To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
  2. 2.To cause to shrivel or dry up.
  3. 3.To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
  4. 4.To become helpless due to emotion.
  5. 5.To make helpless due to emotion.

noun

  1. 1.The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

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