1. withers - Noun
2. withers - Verb
3. withers - Preposition
4. Withers - Proper noun
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIntelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers. Emil Cioran
Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald
Living in age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch. J. B. Priestley
What blossoms beautifully, withers fast. German Proverb
When the tree dies, the grass underneath withers. Chinese Proverb
Who walks gains, who sits withers. Sicilian Proverb