Withered vs Wilt - What's the difference?
withered | wilt |
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
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*:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, withon one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.
(wither)
To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
To fatigue; to lose strength.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
* Bible, Psalms
As verbs the difference between withered and wilt
is that withered is (wither) while wilt is to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower) or wilt can be .As an adjective withered
is shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.As a noun wilt is
the act of wilting or the state of being wilted.withered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)wilt
English
Etymology 1
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from (etyl) welken, presumed from (etyl) (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Verb
(head)- If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.