wilt

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
2. (intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
3. (transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
4. (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

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Synonyms

wither

fade

shrivel

droop

dry out

languish

dry

wizen

wilt disease

wilting

shrink

wrinkle

dry up

weak

wither away

fatigue

waste

blight

grow weak

deteriorate

flag

wilted

faint

frazzle

jade

macerate

outwear

pine

rob

run down

run out

sag

slump

smash

tire

addle

wear

wear down

wear out

weary

😩

wipe

withered

be weakened

get exhausted

lose flesh

lose strength

poop out

shrivel up

dry and shriveled

consume away

Translations

welken

marchitar

marchitarse

μαραίνομαι

verwelken

murchar

se faner

arrugarse

flétrir

verwelken

appassire

faner

μαραίνω

avvizzire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɪlt/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: irwelhen

Inherited from Middle English: wilt

Inherited from Old English: wilt

Cognate with Dutch: wilt

Cognate with German: willt

In summary

Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).