Wilt
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Wilt ( verb )
- To become limp and drooping, as from fatigue or loss of water.
- To become weaker or less active.
Origin:
From old english wilted, past participle of wiltian "to become faint or weak,".
Examples:
- The flowers wilted in the heat of the sun.
- He wilted under the pressure of the job.
- The lettuce began to wilt after being washed.
- The athlete wilted in the final stretch of the race.
- The plants wilted from lack of water.
(As a noun)
Wilt ( noun )
- To become limp and drooping, as from fatigue or loss of water.
- To become weaker or less active.
Origin:
From old english wilted, past participle of wiltian "to become faint or weak,".
Examples:
- The flowers wilted in the heat of the sun.
- He wilted under the pressure of the job.
- The lettuce began to wilt after being washed.
- The athlete wilted in the final stretch of the race.
- The plants wilted from lack of water.