(politics, Marxism, communism) The idea where, under a very socialistic society, people govern themselves as a commune without needing a government or law enforcement.

(intransitive) To atrophy, or waste away.

Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

(veterinary medicine, pathology, equestrianism) Inflammation of the serous bursa of withers in horses which bursts outside, creating a fistula.

(idiomatic) To be unsuccessful due to neglect or inaction.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither away

simple past tense and past participle of wither away

In a withering manner.

plural of Witherington

A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824). / A habitational surname from Old English.