I ran. I devoted my entire life to running to a flower that had already wilted when I reached it.
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Wilted
Synonyms for "wilted" (48 found)
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Verb(3 words)
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10 entriesappearanceconditionemotional stategrowth declinephysiological changeplant conditionplant processplant stateplant stress responsestate
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14 entriesdeflated moraledisease induced wiltingdispirited lookdrained energydrought induced wiltingheat induced wiltingleaf wiltingstem wiltingwilted flowerwilted leafwilted leaveswilted petalswilted stemwilted stems
Collocations
10 entrieswilted appearancewilted cropwilted expressionwilted flowerwilted leaveswilted petalswilted stemwilted stemswilted tissuewilting point
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The flower needs watering. The leaves are already wilted.
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Many plants are wilted for lack of water.
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Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.
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