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scathing

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e?ð??

Verb

scathing

  1. present participle of scathe

Adjective

scathing (comparative more scathing, superlative most scathing)

  1. harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic
  2. harmful or painful; acerbic

Derived terms

  • scathingly
  • scathingness

Translations

Anagrams

  • chasting

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withering

English

Etymology

wither +? -ing

Adjective

withering (comparative more withering, superlative most withering)

  1. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
  2. Diminishing rapidly.
  3. Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.

Translations

Verb

withering

  1. present participle of wither

Noun

withering (plural witherings)

  1. The process by which something 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.

Anagrams

  • wrightine

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