Both Uses of
wither
in
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- One withers, another grows.†
Chpt 10
- Now, away from that ocean, in the confines of a hospital bed, his body began to wither like a beached fish.
Chpt 22 *wither = become weaker (shrivel)
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated