Showing posts with label wither. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wither. Show all posts

Thursday, January 17, 2013

wither, whither

Wither or wither means to shrivel up from lack of water, as of a plant--
If it doesn't rain soon, all the flowers will wither.
The plant will wither in this dry room.

Whither or whither ( rhymes with wither ) is an old-fashioned word meaning where--
"Whither goest thou?"
He went whither his fancy led him.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Whither should we plant this flower, so that it may not wither in the sun?"

Note--"withers" may be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "wither"--
If you don't water a plant, it withers.
"Withers" may also mean a part of a horse, sheep or cow, where the back meets the neck--
He measured the horse from hoof to withers.
Note # 2--"with her" ( two words ) means accompanied by ( with ) something or someone belonging to a female ( her )--
She went out to lunch with her mother.