wilt

Example Sentences

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Individual specimens have already wilted, but the scale of damage is impossible to assess -- the destructive impact of the cold could only start to show in weeks or even months to come.

From Barron's

Ms. W. sat down, put her head in her hand, and her body wilted.

From Literature

Soft vegetables and greens usually follow once the soup is nearly there, wilting and yielding without losing their shape.

From Salon

England must also be praised for not wilting where other England sides have before.

From BBC

The cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.

From The Wall Street Journal