"wilted" in the verb sense

1. wilt

lose strength

"My opponent was wilting"

2. wilt, droop

become limp

"The flowers wilted"

"wilted" in the adjective sense

1. wilted

of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease

"wilted lettuce"

2. wilted, limp

without energy or will

"gave a limp handshake"

"a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton

"the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted"

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