noun Download 🔗Share The act of wilting or the state of being wilted. Examples : "The wilting of the flowers in the vase was a sad reminder that they needed more water. " biology plant nature condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting. Examples : "The tomato plants suffered from a wilt, causing their leaves to droop and the fruit to become misshapen. " disease plant biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). Examples : "The flowers in the teacher's classroom wilted quickly because they weren't getting enough sunlight. " plant biology nature condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). Examples : "Do what you will." mind soul philosophy literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. Examples : "I will finish my homework later tonight, but first I wilt watch an episode of my favorite show. " grammar language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. Examples : "Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand." biology plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference". Examples : "Example sentence: "If you leave the flowers in the sun too long, they wilt." " grammar linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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