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wither on the vine en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To be unsuccessful due to neglect or inaction.
    • Common Cause brought some Scottish intellectuals together, while Scotland United, an alliance of politicians, novelists and pop stars, held two successful rallies and proposed a multi-option referendum on the constitution. These two organizations soon withered on the vine. 2006, Tom Devine, The Scottish Nation: A Modern History:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
withers on the vine Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
withered on the vine Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
withered on the vine Tense=Past lexicographic
withering on the vine Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

die on the vine