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Shrunken vs Withering - What's the difference?

shrunken | withering |

As adjectives the difference between shrunken and withering

is that shrunken is reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shriveled while withering is tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.

As verbs the difference between shrunken and withering

is that shrunken is past participle of lang=en while withering is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun withering is

the act of something that withers.

shrunken

English

Adjective

  • Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shriveled.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • English adjectives ending in -en

    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.