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.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
The white lilies placed at the memorial hadn’t even started wilting yet when the firebombing in Boulder began.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
In the early 1950s, sociologist Will Herberg argued that just as a bouquet of flowers wilts because the flowers have been cut from their roots, societies that drift from their moral foundations also fade.
—Mike Woodruff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
When other plants wilt in the sun, rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) thrives in it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
The white lilies placed at the memorial hadn’t even started wilting yet when the firebombing in Boulder began.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Noun
Choose plants that are resistant to bacterial wilt.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
In the early 1950s, sociologist Will Herberg argued that just as a bouquet of flowers wilts because the flowers have been cut from their roots, societies that drift from their moral foundations also fade.
—Mike Woodruff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Wilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilt. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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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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