- withering fire
- уничтожающий огонь
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withering fire
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withering — adjective Date: 1579 acting or serving to cut down or destroy ; devastating < a withering fire from the enemy > < a withering rebuke > • witheringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
withering — adjective a) Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction. The D Day troops came under withering fire. b) Diminishing rapidly. The playboy seemed oblivious to hi … Wiktionary
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annihilating — adjective 1. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction (Freq. 1) possessing annihilative power a devastating hurricane the guns opened a withering fire • Syn: ↑annihilative, ↑devastating, ↑withering … Useful english dictionary
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