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wilt
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- pronunciation:
- wIlt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wilts, wilting, wilted |
| definition 1: |
to lose freshness and become limp, as plant matter.
The flowers were beautiful when they arrived, but they wilted quickly.- synonyms:
- droop, flag, wither
- antonyms:
- flourish, thrive
- similar words:
- decline, degenerate, deteriorate, languish, sag, shrivel, stale
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| definition 2: |
to lose energy, hope, ability, or the like; droop.
The runners wilted in the heat and humidity.I thought I was ready to ask for a promotion, but I wilted when I was face-to-face with my boss.- synonyms:
- droop, fade, flag, languish, shrivel
- similar words:
- burn out, ebb, sag, slump, waste, weaken, wither
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| related words: |
droop, fade, stew |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to lose freshness, strength, energy, or the like.
The heat wilted the flowers.- synonyms:
- shrivel
- similar words:
- deteriorate, droop, fade, sag, waste, weaken, wither
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of wilting, or the condition of being wilted.
- synonyms:
- droop, flagging, withering
- similar words:
- sag
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| definition 2: |
any of several disorders, such as disease or moisture shortage, that cause a plant's parts to become wilted.
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