wilt
verb [I] /wɪlt/Definition
› (of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident: Cut flowers will soon wilt without water. After only an hour's walking they were beginning to wilt in the heat.Becoming and making less strong
(Definition of wilt verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- falter verb
- flagging adjective
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- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- neutralize verb (STOP EFFECT)
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