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- Dictionarywilt/wɪlt/
verb
- 1. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop. Similar Opposite
- 2. leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.
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"
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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
noun. ˈwilt. 1. : an act or instance of wilting : the state of being wilted. 2. a. : a disorder (such as a fungus disease) of plants marked by loss of turgidity in soft tissues with subsequent drooping and often shriveling.
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.
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.
(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.
Definition of wilt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
