- with|er|ing
- with|er|ing «WIHTH uhr ihng», adjective.1. very destructive: »
a withering blast of machine-gun fire.
2. Figurative. very sarcastic or trenchant: »a withering remark.
–with´er|ing|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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with´er|ing|ly — with|er|ing «WIHTH uhr ihng», adjective. 1. very destructive: »a withering blast of machine gun fire. 2. Figurative. very sarcastic or trenchant: »a withering remark. –with´er|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
with|hold|ing — «wihth HOHL dihng», adjective. not forthcoming; emotionally cool or unresponsive: »The teacher was reticent to the point of withholding when it came to commenting on the students works in progress … Useful english dictionary
with|draw|ing room — «wihth DR ihng, wihth », Archaic or Historical. a drawing room … Useful english dictionary
with|hold|ing tax — «wihth HOHL dihng, wihth », the part of a person s income tax that is deducted from his salary or wages by his employer on behalf of the government … Useful english dictionary
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not|with|stand|ing — «NOT wihth STAN dihng, wihth », preposition, conjunction, adverb. –prep. in spite of: »I bought it notwithstanding the high price. SYNONYM(S): despite. –conj. in spite of the fact that: »Notwithstanding there was need for haste, he still delayed … Useful english dictionary
un|with|er|ing — «uhn WIHTH uhr ihng», adjective. not liable to wither or fade … Useful english dictionary
with — with; down·with; hame·with; there·with·al; with·draw; with·draw·able; with·draw·al; with·draw·er; with·draw·ment; with·drawn; with·en; with·er·er; with·er·ite; with·er·nam; with·ers; with·hold·er; with·hold·ing; with·ness; with·out·en;… … English syllables
'-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
