wilt

  • 21wilt — verb ADVERB ▪ visibly (esp. BrE) ▪ After a day spent shopping, she was visibly wilting. VERB + WILT ▪ begin to ▪ Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt …

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  • 22wilt — wilt1 [wılt] v 1.) if a plant wilts, it bends over because it is too dry or old →↑droop 2.) [i]informal to feel weak or tired, especially because you are too hot wilt 2 wilt2 v old use thou wilt you will …

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  • 23wilt — I UK [wɪlt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms wilt : present tense I/you/we/they wilt he/she/it wilts present participle wilting past tense wilted past participle wilted 1) if a plant wilts, it gradually bends towards the ground because it… …

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  • 24wilt — I [[t]wɪlt[/t]] v. i. 1) ppa to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower or parched plant; wither 2) to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc 3) to cause to wilt 4) the act of wilting or the state of being wilted 5) ppa Also called wilt′… …

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  • 25wilt — 1 verb (I) 1 if a plant wilts, it bends over because it is too dry or old 2 informal to feel weak, tired, or upset, especially because you are too hot 2 verb old use thou wilt you will …

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  • 26wilt — verb 1) the roses had begun to wilt Syn: droop, sag, become limp, flop; wither, shrivel (up) Ant: flourish, thrive 2) we wilted in the heat Syn: languish …

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  • 27wilt — verb 1) the roses had begun to wilt Syn: droop, sag, become limp, flop 2) we were wilting in the heat Syn: languish, flag, droop, become listless • Ant …

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  • 28wilt — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. (of a plant, leaf, or flower) wither, droop. 2 intr. (of a person) lose one s energy, flag, tire, droop. 3 tr. cause to wilt. n. a plant disease causing wilting. Etymology: orig. dial.: perh. alt. f. wilk, welk, of LG or Du …

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  • 29Wilt Chamberlain — No. 13 Center Personal information Date of birth August 21, 1936 Place of birth …

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  • 30Wilt (film) — Wilt is a movie adaptation by LWT of the Tom Sharpe novel of the same name, released in 1989. The story follows the comic misadventures of the eponymous Henry Wilt as he is accused of the murder of his wife when she suddenly goes missing after a… …

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