any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
source: WordNet 3.0
causing to become limp or drooping
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
lose strength
My opponent was wilting.
source: WordNet 3.0
become limp
The flowers wilted.
source: WordNet 3.0
To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither.
source: Webster 1913
To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.