i just came in from a bike ride. these men, they are starting to put up a fence around the beautiful lake behind my house and the forest that wraps around the lake... ..."they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.."
v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers v. intr. 1. To dry up or shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture. 2. To lose freshness; droop. v. tr. To cause to shrivel or fade. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.