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wilt
1[ wilt ]
verb (used without object)
- to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
- to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.:
to wilt after a day's hard work.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to cause to wilt.
noun
- the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion.
- Plant Pathology.
- the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply, excessive transpiration, or vascular disease.
- a disease so characterized, as fusarium wilt.
- a virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues.
wilt
2[ wilt ]
verb
- second person singular present indicative of will 1.
wilt
1/ ɪ /
verb
- to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or drooping
insufficient water makes plants wilt
- to lose or cause to lose courage, strength, etc
- tr to cook (a leafy vegetable) very briefly until it begins to collapse
noun
- the act of wilting or state of becoming wilted
- any of various plant diseases characterized by permanent wilting, usually caused by fungal parasites attacking the roots
wilt
2/ ɪ /
verb
- archaic.used with the pronounthou or its relative equivalent a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of will 1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wilt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wilt1
Example Sentences
By then the rose she carried had wilted in the sun.
Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.
The fusarium wilt fungus was born in California; it goes after vulnerable palms.
The contrast was stark, City wilting visibly in the second half, then consumed by anxiety and nerves once their former midfielder Brahim Diaz restored parity with four minutes of normal time left.
After another commanding season, the Chiefs hoped to be the first team to win three in a row - but they wilted in the New Orleans heat.
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