Wilting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing to become limp or drooping

lose strength

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪltɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪltɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪltɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪltɪŋ/.

Examples

My opponent was wilting
The flowers wilted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

droop wilt

Parts of Speech

noun	causing to become limp or drooping
verb	lose strength “My opponent was wilting”
verb	become limp “The flowers wilted”

Word Forms

wilt	verb	become limp
wilt	noun	any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
wilting	noun	causing to become limp or drooping
droop	noun	a shape that sags

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwelkt

wodurch es schlaff oder schlaff wird

🇫🇷French

flétrissement

provoquant une mollesse ou un affaissement

🇪🇸Spanish

marchitez

causando que se vuelva flácido o caído

🇮🇹Italian

avvizzimento

facendolo diventare molle o cadente

🇳🇱Dutch

verwelking

waardoor het slap wordt of gaat hangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

murchando

fazendo com que fique mole ou caído

🇷🇺Russian

увядание

вызывая вялость или обвисание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारण कमजोर पड़ गया

जिससे लंगड़ा हो जाना या झुक जाना

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடுதல்

தளர்ச்சியாக அல்லது தொய்வடையச் செய்யும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విల్టింగ్

లింప్ లేదా కుంగిపోవడానికి కారణమవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोमेजणे

लंगडे होणे किंवा झुकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુકાઈ જવું

મુલાયમ અથવા મંદીનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲ್ಟಿಂಗ್

ಲಿಂಪ್ ಅಥವಾ ಇಳಿಬೀಳುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാടിപ്പോകുന്നു

തളർച്ചയോ തൂങ്ങിയോ ആകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਰਝਾਉਣਾ

ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਲੰਗੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਢਿੱਲਾ ਪੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرجھا جانا

جس کی وجہ سے لنگڑا ہو جانا یا جھک جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枯萎

导致变得无力或下垂

🇯🇵Japanese

しおれている

ぐったりしたり垂れ下がったりする原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

시들음

절뚝거리거나 처지게 만드는 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

héo

khiến trở nên khập khiễng hoặc rủ xuống

🇹🇭Thai

เหี่ยวเฉา

ทำให้เดินกะเผลกหรือหลบตาได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

layu

menyebabkan menjadi lemas atau terkulai

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalanta

nagiging sanhi ng pagkalanta o pagkalaylay

🇲🇾Malay

layu

menyebabkan menjadi lemas atau terkulai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبول

مما يتسبب في أن يصبح يعرج أو يتدلى

🇮🇷Persian

پژمرده شدن

باعث لنگی یا افتادگی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

solan

gevşemeye veya sarkmaya neden oluyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּמִישָׁה

גורם לצליעה או לצנוח

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The primary meaning of 'wilting' is 'causing to become limp or drooping'.

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