wilted; wilting; wilts
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
: to cause to wilt
Examples of wilt in a Sentence
Verb
The hot weather wilted the plants.
The crowd wilted in the heat.
He wilted under the pressure.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2024
Temperatures in 2023 were so high — and the droughts and wildfires that came with them were so severe — that forests in various parts of the world wilted and burned enough to have degraded the ability of the land to lock away carbon dioxide and act as a check on global warming, the study said.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Perhaps also a green purée—made from wilting greens and the restaurant’s herb stems.
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
Midday is generally not recommended for cutting flowers because the higher temperatures and intense sunlight can cause the flowers to dehydrate and wilt quickly.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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Verb
There are no leafy greens that will wilt and get slimy through the week; instead, beans just get better and better.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2024
Temperatures in 2023 were so high — and the droughts and wildfires that came with them were so severe — that forests in various parts of the world wilted and burned enough to have degraded the ability of the land to lock away carbon dioxide and act as a check on global warming, the study said.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Perhaps also a green purée—made from wilting greens and the restaurant’s herb stems.
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
Midday is generally not recommended for cutting flowers because the higher temperatures and intense sunlight can cause the flowers to dehydrate and wilt quickly.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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“Wilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilt. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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wilt
3 of 3 noun
: a plant disease (as one caused by a fungus) marked by wilting of the soft parts of the plant
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