visibly wilt

Frequency: 5.83.9 per million words

to become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; (of a person) to lose energy, confidence, or vigor

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  • The flowers in the vase began to visibly wilt after a day without water.
  • After a day spent shopping, she was visibly wilting.
  • Without sunlight, the delicate plant will quickly visibly wilt.
  • The passengers were visibly wilting with the heat and movement of the bus.
  • After the long drought, the crops started to visibly wilt in the fields.
  • By the end of the long meeting, even the most enthusiastic participants began to visibly wilt.
  • As the hours of questioning went on, her confidence began to visibly wilt.
  • Without proper watering, the delicate flowers will visibly wilt in the sun.
  • He watched his opponent visibly wilt under the pressure of the intense competition.
  • His confidence started to visibly wilt after a series of setbacks.
  • When he heard the bad news, his spirits seemed to visibly wilt.
  • You could see the young athlete visibly wilting under the intense pressure of the competition.
  • By the end of the marathon, even the strongest runners would visibly wilt.
  • The fresh herbs, left out on the counter, were visibly wilting by afternoon.
  • The old building seemed to visibly wilt with each passing year of neglect.
  • As the hours passed without a break, the entire team seemed to visibly wilt.
  • She could feel herself visibly wilt under their scrutinizing gaze.
  • Despite her cheerful demeanor, I could tell she was visibly wilting from exhaustion.
  • Despite her best efforts, the newly planted saplings began to visibly wilt in the harsh sun.
  • The once vibrant plants in the window box had begun to visibly wilt due to neglect.