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(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards 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. adulterant. adulterated
1. a. : to lose turgor from lack of water. the plants wilted in the heat. b. : to become limp. 2. : to grow weak or faint : languish. transitive verb. : to cause to wilt. wilt. 3 of 3. noun.
(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.
Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons.
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.
[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. Definitions on the go.
When things droop from heat, lack of water, or illness, they wilt. If you go on vacation for two weeks and forget to water your plants first, they will wilt.
Definition of 'wilt' Word Frequency. wilt. (wɪlt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense wilts , present participle wilting , past tense, past participle wilted. 1. verb. If a plant wilts, it gradually bends downwards and becomes weak because it needs more water or is dying. The roses wilted the day after she bought them. [VERB]
Definition of wilt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wilt, common symptom of plant disease resulting from water loss in leaves and stems. Affected parts lose their turgidity and droop. Specific wilt diseases—caused by a variety of fungi, bacteria, and viruses —are easily confused with root and crown rots, stem cankers, insect injuries, drought or excess water, soil compaction, and other ...
