Definition of "withers" []

• The high part of the back of a horse or similar animal, located between the shoulder blades. (noun-plural)

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• "When Carmel itself "withers," how utter the desolation!"
• "(God) blows upon them. "blow -- The image is from the hot east wind (simoon) that" withers "vegetation. whirlwind ... stubble -- (Ps 83: 13), where," like a wheel, "refers to the rotatory action of the whirlwind on the stubble."
• "To avoid defamation in the eyes of neighbors, work colleagues, relatives and the society at large, stamped harassers may well choose to stay at home until the effect of the ink withers away."