Definition of "whither" in English

adverb

1. Interrogative senses.

2. Relative senses.

noun

1. (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.

verb

1. To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.

2. To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.

3. To shake (vigorously); to tremble.

4. To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.

5. Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.

noun

1. A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.

2. A forceful blow or hit.

3. An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.

4. The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.

5. A gust of wind; a bluster.