wither
verb (used without object)
to shrivel; fade; decay.
have been withering
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present perfect progressiveof wither.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Malls have been withering since the dawn of the millennium.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
But state enterprises have been withering for 30 years, and North Koreans do all they can to escape work in them.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2010
Fruits and vegetables have been withering for lack of moisture.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything beyond its borders may have been withering away, but Central Park was full of fall's royal beauty.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
While I have been withering up in the North, two equatorial years down here have wrought upon her as they do upon the flowers.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various
