wilt

2 definitions • 3 examples

(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident:

Cut flowers will soon wilt without water.

After only an hour's hiking they were beginning to wilt in the heat.

(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend toward the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident:

Put the flowers in water before they wilt.