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wilt

wilt

Meaning of wilt

plants plant parts growth verb

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British English/wɪlt/
American English/ˈwɪlt/
Russian transcription[ˈvʲanutʲ]
wilt
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wilt with Russian translation

wilt usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Срезанные травы вянут через два дня.

Cut herbs wilt after two days.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Розы вянут под полуденным солнцем.

The roses wilt under midday sun.

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wilt belongs to the topic "Plant Parts and Growth". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

wiltвянуть
flowerцветок
grassтрава
roseроза
beansфасоль
onionлук
peasгорох

wilt synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between wilt / wither / fade / shrivel / dry up / languish

🇬🇧English
wilt

Primary term: denotes loss of turgor and drooping in plants; identical basic sense.

B2Very Often

The lettuce will wilt if you leave it out of the fridge.

Салат вянет, если его оставить вне холодильника.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes gradual dying or drying out; often interchangeable with 'wilt' but can imply a more complete decline.

B2Very Often

Without water, the roses will wither within days.

Без воды розы завянут/увянут через несколько дней.

🇬🇧English

Often about loss of color or brightness; can mean general decline but emphasizes discoloration/appearance.

B2Very Often

The petals gradually fade and lose their bright pink colour.

Лепестки постепенно бледнеют и теряют ярко-розовый цвет.

S
🇬🇧English
shrivel

Emphasizes drying and wrinkling; a more physical change in texture/size than mere drooping.

B2Often

The tomato began to shrivel after the long heatwave.

После длительной жары помидор стал сморщиваться.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on loss of moisture; literal drying out, and can apply broadly (soil, streams as well as plants).

B2Often

If the soil dries up, young seedlings will wilt and die.

Если почва высохнет, молодые сеянцы завянут и погибнут.

L
🇬🇧English
languish

More figurative/literary: prolonged weakening or decline; used for plants but commonly used metaphorically for people or situations.

C1Rarely

The houseplants languished for months with little light.

Комнатные растения томились/вяли месяцами при нехватке света.

S
🇬🇧English
sag

Means to droop or sink under weight or weakness; more about shape/structural sagging than drying or dying.

B2Often

After the rain, the heavy leaves sagged under the water.

После дождя тяжёлые листья обвисли под тяжестью воды.

🇬🇧English

More often figurative: to weaken, lose energy or momentum; less common for literal plant wilting, more for people/systems.

C1Rarely

The plants flagged during the long drought, but the word is more often used of people.

Растения поникли во время долгой засухи, но «to flag» чаще употребляют по отношению к людям.

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How to pronounce wilt and what this word means

wilt translation: вянуть. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce wilt

/wɪlt/

wilt translation

вянуть

wilt examples

Cut herbs wilt after two days.

wilt transcription

/wɪlt/, /ˈwɪlt/

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wilt meaning: what does it mean?

plants plant parts growth verb

wilt pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

wilt is pronounced as /wɪlt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

wilt definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Cut herbs wilt after two days. Translation: Срезанные травы вянут через два дня.

Is wilt part of Plant Parts and Growth vocabulary?

Yes, wilt (вянуть) can be learned in the Plant Parts and Growth topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is wilt part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, wilt (вянуть) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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