wither

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Does fantasy start to wither in the brain?

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wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

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verb

wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

verb

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wither.

verb

wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

verb

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

Example sentences

Does fantasy start to wither in the brain?

Illumos popped up and I thought that they didn't have a chance, it would wither and die.

Eventually, they'll simply wither and die on the vine.

While Candy Japan could wither away, I expect the death would be more gradual.

My life is so full that it was getting neglected and so I decided to prune rather than let it wither.

Regardless of wither or not it was within the bounds of the experiment it was an asshat thing to do.

If enough people do this, the HN algorithm will push these off-topic threads to the bottom, where they'll slowly wither away.

I sit 10-12 hours per day in front of a computer, without outdoor activity on a regular basis I would wither.

This allows these side-projects to organically flourish rather than wither in the long term.

Nothing RIM or Nokia has announced in the last few months in terms of changes has shown that they are going to do anything other than wither and die on the vine.

Fortunately, in this instance a heavy workload and group apathy about taking on unnecessary additional work allowed this entire concept to wither and disappear after a couple days.