Turner froze and wilted under this withering riposte from Mulroney. The ICSID has sometimes been the target of withering criticism about grossly inequitable judgements. Withering criticism was the response of most experts. He was a terse man, and his criticisms of players were often withering and ruthless. Hunt especially writhed under the withering satire of Moore. For example, a sudden rainstorm during the lengthy withering can be destructive. This policy had its ideological roots in Marxist notion of withering away of the nations. Uncontrolled, unsustainable growth ensues, causing stem curl-over, leaf withering, and eventual plant death. The paintings show sunflowers in all stages of life, from full bloom to withering. Flying through a hail of withering fire at treetop level, Capt. Two Gladiators had been damaged and withdrew after being hit by withering return fire. These butterflies also obtain alkaloids from sap emerging from withering stems and terminal branches. His illness resulted in the paralysis and withering of his left leg, shoulder and arm. Corking is the drying or withering of fruit tissue. Or the most withering dismantling of it.