CEFR B2

wilting

verb/adjective

Meaning

Losing freshness and becoming limp or drooping due to heat, lack of water, or disease.

Examples

The heat caused the garden to start wilting by midday.
She noticed the wilting leaves on her favorite houseplant and immediately grabbed the watering can.

Synonyms: drooping, sagging, withering, languishing

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wilting (B2)

verb/adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪltɪŋ/

Definition

Losing freshness and becoming limp or drooping due to heat, lack of water, or disease.

Examples

The heat caused the garden to start wilting by midday.
She noticed the wilting leaves on her favorite houseplant and immediately grabbed the watering can.
Despite the florist's care, the bouquet was wilting within hours of the wedding ceremony.

How to Use wilting

start wilting (collocation): the beginning of the drooping process — "The lettuce will start wilting if you leave it out of the fridge."
be wilting from [cause] (prepositional phrase): to droop because of a specific external factor — "The athletes were wilting from the extreme humidity."

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