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Wittering vs Withering - What's the difference?

wittering | withering |

As verbs the difference between wittering and withering

is that wittering is present participle of witter while withering is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between wittering and withering

is that wittering is banal chatter while withering is the act of something that withers.

As an adjective withering is

tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.

wittering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • banal chatter
    • Nobody wants to hear your witterings about celebrities.

    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.