WILTING

wilt, wilting

(noun) causing to become limp or drooping

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

wilting

present participle of wilt

Noun

wilting (plural wiltings)

A wilt, especially one that affects multiple plants

Anagrams

• witling

Source: Wiktionary


WILT

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



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