Wilts
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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"Identifying and deploying natural resistance from wild bananas is a long-term and sustainable solution to this pathogen that wilts and kills the host plant leaving residue in the soil to infect future crops," Dr. Chen explained.
From Science Daily
But if the temperature rises above, say, 75, she wilts within minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
Also subtlety: The musical wilts under the weight of its many bombastic numbers and passages of clichéd dialogue.
Once you stand up to the bully, he wilts.
From Salon
A spent heart normally wilts like a deflated balloon, but this one had been pumped with chemicals to imitate the fullness of life.
From Los Angeles Times
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