Withers meaning : To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. To cause to shrivel or dry up. To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away. To become helpless due to emotion. To make helpless due to emotion. To go against, resist; oppose. The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.