wilt
1- to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
- to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day's hard work.
- to cause to wilt.
- 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.
Origin of wilt
1Synonyms for wilt
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2- second person singular present ind. of will1.
Related Words for wilted
droop, ebb, wane, dwindle, faint, melt, wither, fade, diminish, shrivel, succumb, collapse, drop, mummify, flag, weaken, sink, waste, languish, wizenExamples from the Web for wilted
Contemporary Examples of wilted
Most presidents bloom in office as the power of their rhetoric assumes the gravity of office, President Obama has wilted.
Twelve euros for wilted lettuce topped with a pile of canned corn and other assorted veggies?
Historical Examples of wilted
Then he ventured into the heat and glare of Broadway where humanity stewed and wilted.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
He is much like a wilted leaf in the hands of this boy and girl.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
Julia wilted a little; but her sister, Mrs. Glynn, was not perturbed.
The Yates PrideMary E. Wilkins Freeman
I'm almost glad they have wilted; they will give you something to do.
PhyllisDorothy Whitehill
"Yes, ma'am," says Babbitt, tryin' to prop up his wilted collar.
Shorty McCabeSewell Ford
wilt
1- to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or droopinginsufficient 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
- 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
Word Origin for wilt
wilt
2- archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of will 1
Word Origin and History for wilted
wilt
1690s, probably an alteration of welk "to wilt," probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German welken "to wither," cognate with Old High German irwelhen "become soft." Related: Wilted; wilting.