wilting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wilting
    n 1: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: {wilt}, {wilting}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt,
   a modification of welk.]
   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. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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