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withering

adjective noun

Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

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Word length
9
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
A1

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adjective

  1. Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

    “Possessing annihilative power”

adjective

  1. Making light of;- W.S.Gilbert

    “Afire with annihilating invective”

noun

  1. Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

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Possessing annihilative power
A devastating hurricane
The guns opened a withering fire
Afire with annihilating invective
A devastating portrait of human folly
To compliments inflated I've a withering reply

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