Grammatical class
Verb
dépérir
(intransitive) to decline, to fade away, to wither away, to go downhill
Details
Syllables
dé-pé-rir
Phonetics
de.pe.ʁiʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
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Sentences
L’enfant dépérissait, la mère et la grand-mère se dévoraient d’inquiétude.
The child was in decline, the mother and the grandmother consumed themselves with worry.
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