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Swithered vs Withered - What's the difference?

swithered | withered |

As verbs the difference between swithered and withered

is that swithered is past tense of swither while withered is past tense of wither.

As an adjective withered is

shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.

swithered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (swither)

    • swither

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scots and dialects ) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.

    • Anagrams

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    withered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
  • *
  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, withon one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wither)