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Puffy vs Withering - What's the difference?

puffy | withering |

As adjectives the difference between puffy and withering

is that puffy is of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated while withering is tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.

As a verb withering is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun withering is

the act of something that withers.

puffy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated
  • Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner

    • Derived terms

    *foofy *poofy

    withering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
    • The D-Day troops came under withering fire .
  • Diminishing rapidly.
    • The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle .
  • Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
    • Jane's mother in law gave her a withering look .
    He made withering remarks about his adversary .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that withers.
  • * 1839 , William Jenkyn, ?James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude (page 274)
    • Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.