WILT

wilt, wilting

(noun) causing to become limp or drooping

wilt, wilt disease

(noun) any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

wilt, droop

(verb) become limp; “The flowers wilted”

wilt

(verb) lose strength; “My opponent was wilting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

wilt (third-person singular simple present wilts, present participle wilting, simple past and past participle wilted)

(intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength.

(transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Noun

wilt (countable and uncountable, plural wilts)

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

(plant disease) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

Etymology 2

Verb

wilt

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of will

Anagrams

• IWLT

Proper noun

Wilt (plural Wilts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilt is the 4348^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8165 individuals. Wilt is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Anagrams

• IWLT

Source: Wiktionary

Wilt,

Definition: 2d pers. sing. of Will.

Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]

Definition: 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 root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

Wilt, v. t.

1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]

2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition