Sekirov Dictionary

whither

/ˈwɪðəː/

adverb5

  1. (formal) To what place; where.
  2. (formal, figurative) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
  3. (formal) To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
  4. (formal) To the place in or to which.
  5. (formal) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.

noun6

  1. (formal) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
  2. (dialect, UK) A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
  3. (dialect, UK) An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
  4. (dialect, UK) A forceful blow or hit.
  5. (dialect, UK) A gust of wind; a bluster.
  6. (dialect, UK) The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.

verb5

  1. (dialect, UK) To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
  2. (dialect, UK) To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
  3. (dialect, UK) To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
  4. (dialect, UK) Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
  5. (dialect, UK) To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
forms

whithered · whithering · whithers

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