wither away
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To slowly dry up and die or get weaker, like a plant that isn't watered.
"Without any rain for weeks, the flowers in the garden began to wither away."
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Why We Need Zip Lines On The Moon
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wither away?
Sugar is Not a Treat | Jody Stanislaw | TEDxSunValley
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yet if they were to wither away,
Why We Need Zip Lines On The Moon
The Rest Is Science · 30:39
wither away in 87.6 days, almost 3