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wilting
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting .] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its ...
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Wilting refers to the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants . This occurs when the turgor pressure in non- lignified plant cells falls towards zero , as a result of diminished water in the cells . The rate of loss of water from the plant is greater ...
WordNet
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n. causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilt ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of wilt English)
Usage examples of wilting.
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud ofonly some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
A few were wilting, even so, but very few, and the routine difference in water-level was a half-score padlongs.
But the leaves were wilting, and the rind of the cutinates whose line they were following was patched with suppurating black.
They jumped down into the lathery water, covering the quiet wilting trees with their gaussrifles, and sprinted ashore.
Tall potted plants in big troughs were wilting, deprived of light their leaves were turning yellow-brown and falling onto the blue and white carpet.
But just as the snow was melting in the warmth, the spring flowers were quickly wilting, and the summer grass screeds were mottled and curled.
The town was a pretty place, its streets lined with trees, wilting a little under the persistent acid rain.
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud of—only some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
There was no more trace of the sea-defenses, no sign of the pumps Yockerbow had been so proud of-only some wilting treetops bending to the water, and a trapped mass of what had been prized personal possessions that washed back and forth, back and forth, in time to the waves.
The trees I walk beneath are wilting umbrellas, the paper is damp under my fingers, the words I write feather at the edges like lipstick on an aging mouth.
In the evening there’s a lingering sunset, receding westward as he approaches, wilting from pink to violet.
Then her gaze drifted over to the plant that was wilting and yellowing in the dark window.
Pedestrians hurried by, ties loose, shirts wilting, looking like desert nomads in search of an oasis—an air-conditioned lounge and a long, cold drink.
Pedestrians hurried by, ties loose, shirts wilting, looking like desert nomads in search of an oasis-an air-conditioned lounge and a long, cold drink.
It did not seem to be a fatal wound, but she was already wilting, unable to fight.