wilted

wilt ¹  (wlt)

v. wilt·ed, wilt·ing, wilts

v.intr.

1. To become limp or flaccid; droop: plants wilting in the heat.

2. To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly: "His brain wilted from hitherto unprecedented weariness" (Vladimir Nabokov).

v.tr.

1. To cause to droop or lose freshness.

2. To deprive of energy or vigor; fatigue or exhaust.

n.

1. The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

2. Any of various plant diseases characterized by slow or rapid collapse of terminal shoots, branches, or entire plants.

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[Possibly alteration of dialectal welk, from Middle English welken.]

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wilt ²  (wlt)

aux.v. Archaic

A second person singular present tense of will².

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wilted - not firm; "wilted lettuce" limp stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"