wither
verwelken
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht mehr frisch und saftig, sondern schlaff und trocken; oft verwendet für Pflanzen oder Gemüse.
- English meaning
- wilted, withered
- Synonym
- verdorrt, schlaff
- German example
- Die Blumen in der Vase sind schon ganz welk.
- English example
- The flowers in the vase are already quite wilted.
- Comparative
- welkerSuperlative: am welksten
Related words
- verwelken
wither
- welken
wither
- absterben
withered
- vergehen
withered
- verknöchern
to wither
- absterben
to wither
- verdorren
to wither
- vertrocknen
To dry up, wither, or shrivel due to lack of moisture.
- dahinsterben
to wither away
- Widerrist
The withers is the highest point of a horse's or other quadruped's back, just before the transition to the neck.
- dorren
To wither
- verdorren
To wither
- verkümmern
to wither
- verwelken
To wither
- verblühen
To wither means that a flower loses its beauty and freshness and wilts.
- Witherit
Witherite is a rare, naturally occurring mineral consisting of barium carbonate.
- wegsterben
To wither away
Example sentences with “wither”
The flowers will wither. (Die Blumen werden verwelken.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German for wither?
It is 'verwelken'.