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   wilt

   /wɪlt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop. Similar droopsagbecome limpbecome flaccidflopwithershrivel (up)Opposite thriveflourish
   • ▪ (of a person) lose energy, vigour, or confidence: "Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests" Similar languishflaglose energybecome listlessfeel weak/faintdroopsagOpposite perk up
   • 2. leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.

   noun

   • 1. any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage: "these varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally dialect): perhaps an alteration of dialect welk ‘lose freshness’, of Low German origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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