wilt
verbUK /wɪlt/
US /wɪlt/
To become soft and droopy because it needs water.
The flowers wilted in the hot sun.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To lose energy or strength and become weak.
She wilted under the pressure of the long day.
3. To become less confident or cheerful.
His smile wilted when he heard the bad news.
4. A plant disease that makes plants droop and die.
The farmer worried about wilt spreading through the crops.