verb🔗ShareWelken, verdorrenTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water."The flowers in the vase withered after I forgot to water them for a week. "Die Blumen in der Vase welkten, nachdem ich eine Woche lang vergessen hatte, sie zu gießen.environmentplantnatureweatherbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWelken, verdorrenTo cause to shrivel or dry up."The intense summer heat withered the flowers in the garden. "Die intensive Sommerhitze ließ die Blumen im Garten welken.natureplantbiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWelken, verdorrenTo lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away."The flowers in the vase withered after a week without water. "Die Blumen in der Vase welkten nach einer Woche ohne Wasser.biologyplantnatureenvironmentconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerwelken, verdorrenTo become helpless due to emotion."Seeing her exam grade, she withered with disappointment. "Als sie ihre Examensnote sah, verwelkte sie vor Enttäuschung.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerkümmern, welkenTo make helpless due to emotion."The student's confidence withered when the teacher criticized her presentation in front of the class. "Das Selbstvertrauen der Schülerin verkümmerten, als der Lehrer ihre Präsentation vor der Klasse kritisierte.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich widersetzen, widerstehenTo go against, resist; oppose."The small business withered under the pressure of the large corporation's unfair pricing. "Das kleine Unternehmen widerstand dem Druck der unfairen Preisgestaltung des Großkonzerns.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWelk, verdorrt, vertrocknetShrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water."The withered leaves on the houseplant showed that I had forgotten to water it. "Die welken Blätter der Zimmerpflanze zeigten, dass ich vergessen hatte, sie zu gießen.natureplantenvironmentconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading