wilt
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).
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.
- 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.
- (transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
- (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
Translations
to droop
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to fatigue
to cause to droop
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to cause to fatigue
Noun
wilt (countable and uncountable, plural wilts)
- The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
- (phytopathology) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
Translations
drooping
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disease
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Etymology 2
Verb
wilt
- (deprecated template usage) (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of will
- Bible, Psalms
- If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
- Bible, Psalms
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
wilt
- (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present indicative of willen
- (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of willen
Middle Dutch
Verb
wilt
- inflection of willen:
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