Wilt
Meaning of Wilt
verb
- (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.
- leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.
- 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
late 17th century (originally dialect): perhaps an alteration of dialect welk ‘lose freshness’, of Low German origin.
verb
archaic second person singular of will1.
Information about Wilt
- It's a proper name.
- The plural form of Wilt is: Wilts.
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Hyphenation of Wilt
Wilt
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Wilt is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Wilt synonyms
Meaning wilting:
Meaning droop:
Meaning decline to a lower level, usually temporarily:
Meaning fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way:
Meaning (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled:
Wilt antonyms
Meaning (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously:
Meaning (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment:
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