Definitions
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- adjective of plants
Drooping , typically due to lack of water. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
wilt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not firm
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Examples
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Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution Ellen Kanner 2010
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The Raiders once again wilted as the game progressed, struggling to stop San Diego's high-powered offense and generating only one first down in the first 22 minutes of the half.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Awash in that destroying beam, Gerrard's sword wilted and fell to the ground in a silvery puddle.
Mercadian Masques Lebaron, Francis 1999
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After a morning spent poking bitter melons and learning the Chinese for "wilted," pupil Yuling Wu takes a break to sip tea in Zhou's tiny courtyard.
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The birds also eat bugs and weeds, they happily devour food scraps such as wilted lettuce and carrot tops, and their manure can be composted into garden fertilizer.
Lame Duck, Duck! 2008
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But it was still strange and shocking, and my admiration for him kind of wilted right there.
Zidane: The Smuggest Player of the World Cup : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2006
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