засо́хший

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participleparticiple active past of засо́хнуть

1.
dried up, withered, dried out, parched
Она́ вы́бросила засо́хший хлеб.
She threw out the dried-up bread.
Of plants, bread, earth or anything that has lost its moisture.
2.
emaciated, shrivelled, wizened
В углу́ сиде́л засо́хший стари́к.
A wizened old man sat in the corner.
Figurative, of a person worn thin by age or illness.
3.
(rare) having shut up, having piped down
Засо́хший наконе́ц болту́н сиде́л молча.
The chatterbox who had finally shut up sat there in silence.
Rare colloquial use, from засохнуть 'shut up'.

Examples

На окне стоял засохший цветок.
There was a withered flower on the windowsill.
Мы выбросили засохший букет роз.
We threw away the dried-up bouquet of roses.
Ребёнок, отковыривавший засохший клей, сидел на полу.
The child who was scraping off the dried glue was sitting on the floor.

со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
verbimperfective
усо́хнутьto dry up; to shrivel up; to die laughing
verbperfective
вы́сохнутьto dry; to get very thin
verbperfective
засо́хнутьto wither; to dry out; to waste away
verbperfective
иссо́хнутьto wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)
verbperfective

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