Wilting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt,
     a modification of welk.]
     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.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wilting
       n : causing to become limp or drooping [syn: {wilt}]