wilt

verb
/wɪlt/

Etymology

From Middle English wilt, from Old English wilt, from Proto-West Germanic *wilt, second person singular preterite-present of Proto-West Germanic *willjan. Cognate with Dutch wilt (“wilt”, second-person singular of willen), German willt (archaic second person singular indicative of wollen).

  1. derived from *willjan
  2. inherited from *wilt
  3. inherited from wilt
  4. inherited from wilt

Definitions

  1. To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

  2. To fatigue

    To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.

    • Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.
  3. To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

    • Peer pressure on both partners, even from within the lesbian community, can help to wilt a budding intergenerational romance.
  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. To cause to fatigue

      To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

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

    3. Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

    4. second-person singular simple present indicative of will

      • 'Oh, my love, my love!' she murmured, 'wilt thou ever know how I have loved thee?' and she kissed him on the forehead, and then went and stood in the pathway of the flame of Life.
      • If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
    5. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA