withering
ਆਕਡ਼
definition
verb
the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
(of a plant) become dry and shriveled.
a business that can wither the hardiest ego
cause harm or damage to.
noun
Near the end of November, the villagers saw that there was large-scale withering among their vegetables and they asked the technologists from the town to inspect.
the action of becoming dry and shriveled.
adjective
a withering look
intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated.
Pan American takes the pound cake for minimalism, and has in the past proven perfect music for driving through desolate landscapes beneath withering heat, or traversing the domain of half-asleepness.
(of heat) intense; scorching.
example
Yet, Juan and I - engaged in some innocent hand-holding, far less provocative than what was happening onstage or in the aisles - were the subject of many 'withering' glances.
She gave me a 'withering' look of utter contempt and proceeded to lecture me at length about the finer nuances of Mother's Day.
The 'withering' of parties and meaningful debate, and the tendency towards managerialism and oligarchy, raise some very serious questions about the future of political life.
Unlike those who are rallying behind the president, Vidal retains his 'withering' contempt for the man.
As democracy and freedom continue to melt away beneath the 'withering' heat of state-corporate power, it becomes ever more difficult to tell the truth.
Preparing to send Ikeda a 'withering' glower to conceal the sting that throbbed through him after his partner's slight, Shanza jerked in fright instead when he was interrupted.
In many species the flowers are open permanently, whereby the opening period is terminated by a closure movement, or is terminated by petal 'withering' or abscission.
But it's Broom, with her self-depreciating good humour and 'withering' disdain for modern materialism, that makes the book so compelling.
The treatment was maintained until abscission and 'withering' of the shaded leaves.
A change in colour was usually followed by wilting / 'withering' of the petals.
But the trend runs deeper than that, for what we are really witnessing, intellectually and morally, is the slow but inexorable 'withering' of progressive, secular humanism.
He gestured to Straeger, who was looking so disdainfully at her that Voelker could feel the 'withering' contempt radiating from him as though he were telepathic himself.
Despite the 'withering' heat of the plains, still clearly to be seen at the foot of the mountain, this is cool trout country.
Taking on Garvey's mantle, Marley turned increasingly to Africa as his fame grew, addressing apartheid with the same 'withering' scorn as American artists like Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott Heron.
Near the end of November, the villagers saw that there was large-scale 'withering' among their vegetables and they asked the technologists from the town to inspect.
She is a patient one, and dismissed me with a 'withering' glance.
The year is 1908; no Partition trauma to desecrate the dreams, no 'withering' of hope to spike idealism.
Pan American takes the pound cake for minimalism, and has in the past proven perfect music for driving through desolate landscapes beneath 'withering' heat, or traversing the domain of half-asleepness.
The reform accord was to have been the crowning jewel of the summit, but ended up the target of 'withering' criticism from human rights groups and development organisations who complained of a squandered opportunity.
But as the national obsession with Hansie's downfall naturally fades away, the 'withering' gaze of the South African sporting public will return to its first love - the country's rugby team.
Combining foxy irony with 'withering' disdain, McDiarmid presents us with the tragedy of a man for whom the mask has become the face.
The 'withering' of planning permission after two years is causing particular problems in the process.
As he turned to leave under the 'withering' gaze of his disappointed superiors, it was discovered that he had not received the decryption code that accompanied the exercise.
What makes the November 14 race different is it will be held in the cool of November instead of in the 'withering' South Carolina heat of Labor Day weekend.
This was marked by ‘de-urbanisation’, the decay of a range of Indus crafts, and the 'withering' of commerce.
Since November 2, the 'withering' contempt of liberals for ordinary Americans has been astonishing.
Dawson was admired during that torrid series for the gutsy way he willingly took on nightwatchman duties and fearlessly stood up to Australia's 'withering' attack but he only claimed a total of five wickets at 79.60 runs apiece.
Equally suggestive is her interpretation of Fanon's 'withering' attack upon the postcolonial national bourgeoisie.
The seedlings treated under this condition did not reach wilting, 'withering' or death, but suffered severe stunting and leaf yellowing as the duration of stress was prolonged.
As a side note, Michael Sorkin later wrote a 'withering' review of the The Charlottesville Tapes that took the form of a short play, with all dialog rendered in perfectly rhyming couplets.
Credits: Google Translate
