wilt

1
as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the plants wilted after I forgot to water them for three whole days

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as in to dry
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness after six solid hours of painting, his energy was starting to wilt

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Recent Examples of wilt Dylan found the brick house with the peach pink tulips wilting in the window. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025 The decrease in turgor makes leaves and stems droop and wilt. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2025 Use an ice cube tray to freeze lemon juice, wilting herbs, and even red wine, all of which are perfect additions to your home cooking. Gia Mora, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025 Driven and creative, Michael was possessed by a competitive sense of urgency that caused generations of journalists to perform at their peak, or wilt away into less visible corners of the newsroom. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for wilt
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  • To emphasize the sad state of affairs, Ilett updated his followers on another bad hair day from inside a running shower, his matted locks drooping to his cheekbones.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Young trees usually don’t require pruning, though older ones can be shaped for aesthetics to remove drooping limbs, says Simpson.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • Midnight blue, a heavier shade, has been favored in recent years as the summer fades and fall approaches.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As the sun set over the East River, the music faded but the warmth lingered.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Most need to be dried on the tumble dry low setting to preserve their quality.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Pick the stems once the seeds have begun to dry and brown, then loosely bundle them and hang them upside down in a warm, dry place to dry completely, about one or two weeks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • However, weak economic data seems to hang like a dark cloud over investors.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms related to Listeria monocytogenes Listeria is especially harmful to people whose immune system is weakened or not fully developed but can also impact healthy individuals.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some leaves wither brown, some keep green.
    Jane Hirshfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • If they are left to wither, leaders have to ask what steps are missing.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Fed reduces rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher for longer to curb inflation.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Other issues with rotting, sagging and deterioration were present in other buildings, according to the inspections.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • While the most obvious advice is to not drive through deep floods, people want to get to their destinations and often go right into the asphalt swamp.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Ridge has had his own will-they-won't-they situation going with Rebecca Budig's Taylor Hayes.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025

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