[
UK
/wˈɪlt/
]
[ US /ˈwɪɫt/ ]
[ US /ˈwɪɫt/ ]
VERB
-
lose strength
My opponent was wilting -
become limp
The flowers wilted
NOUN
- causing to become limp or drooping
- any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
How To Use wilt In A Sentence
- In the spring, you will be letting the leaves wilt on their own and dry up.
- Like other police forces, Wiltshire constabulary is not setting up a special squad or unit to deal with possible hunting law infringements.
- Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
- This day wilt thou either bring back in triumph the gory head and spoils of Aeneas, and we will avenge Lausus 'agonies; or if no force opens a way, thou wilt die with me: for I deem not, bravest, thou wilt deign to bear an alien rule and a Teucrian lord.' The Aeneid of Virgil
- One major advantage of growing in containers is that you can keep plants free of common soilborne fungal diseases: verticillium and fusarium wilt.
- This ensured that the beaglers could not use the traditional Wiltshire Police tactic of letting the hunt drive away while holding sabs up.
- Public and private opinion wilted before the simoon of calamitous report. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
- With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
- My green onion plant, that had sprouted six inches, suddenly wilted and died.
- Another serious fungal disease in Africa is Fusarium wilt or Panama disease, which attacks the roots of the banana plant, affecting the vascular system required for mineral and water transport.