wilt
Example Sentences
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He sat at the faux wooden table and his spine wilted.
From Literature
A few faded petals clung now to the new-leafed branches, but most of the Bride’s flowers had fallen, forming a wilted carpet beneath us.
From Literature
Some seasons it’s arugula, great wilted into pasta, tossed over eggs or layered into a sandwich.
From Salon
When Conan crashed over and survived another TMO check early in the second half, Ireland threatened to pull away from Wales, but the visitors refused to wilt.
From BBC
Friday’s report wilted those green shoots, showing a loss of 92,000 jobs in February and an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.4%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
