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- DictionaryWilt/wilt/
verb
- 1. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.
noun
- 1. any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage: "these varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt"
(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend toward the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident: Cut flowers will soon wilt without water. After only an hour's hiking they were beginning to wilt in the heat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterated.
May 17, 2024 · to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or drooping. insufficient water makes plants wilt. 2. to lose or cause to lose courage, strength, etc. 3. (transitive) to cook (a leafy vegetable) very briefly until it begins to collapse. noun. 4. the act of wilting or state of becoming wilted.
/wɪlt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (of a plant or flower) to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water. Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt. The plants will wilt in direct sunlight. synonym droop. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Apr 11, 2024 · wilt (third-person singular simple present wilts, present participle wilting, simple past and past participle wilted) (intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). (intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
wilt. ( wɪlt) vb. 1. to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or drooping: insufficient water makes plants wilt. 2. to lose or cause to lose courage, strength, etc. 3. (Cookery) ( tr) to cook (a leafy vegetable) very briefly until it begins to collapse. n. 4. the act of wilting or state of becoming wilted.
noun. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots. synonyms: wilt disease. see more. noun. causing to become limp or drooping. synonyms: wilting. see more. Pronunciation. US. /wɪlt/ UK. /wɪlt/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Wilt."
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Plants wilt1 /wɪlt/ verb [ intransitive] 1 if a plant wilts, it bends over because it is too dry or old → droop 2 informal to feel weak or tired, especially because you are too hot → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus wilt • One of my patio pot plants suddenly wilted and died.
