wither
verb (used without object)
to shrivel; fade; decay.
had been withering
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past perfect progressiveof wither.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Then, up the mountain came the pandemic kids, who had been withering away in front of Zoom screens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Manufacturing had been withering as a share of America’s labor market for many, many years.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2016
Mass-market computer production had been withering away for the past 30 years, and the vast majority of laptops have always been made in Asia.
From Economist ● Jan. 17, 2013
Swarup, knowing His taste, began,— "I have met the lord of my life, For whose sake I had been withering in the fire of Cupid."
From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi
