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wilted adj

Wilted means drooping or weakened from heat or lack of water. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of wilted

  • drooping or weakened from heat or lack of water

Usage examples of wilted

The flowers looked wilted after a day without water, their stems bent and their petals drooping.

By noon, the lettuce had become wilted in the heat instead of staying crisp.

The young plants were wilted after the hot weekend, but they stood up again after a long watering.

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