- to lose vigor or power
The flowers began to wither in the hot sun without enough water.
wither, withered, withered
- to weaken
The cage was littered with animal waste.
uncountable · waste, wasted, wasted
- to droop
uncountable · wilt, wilted, wilted
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action
tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay
decay, decayed, decayed
- (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless
The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
fade, faded, faded
- The receding movement of the tide
The boats will go out on the ebb.
ebb, ebbed, ebbed
- (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble
The plant shrivelled from lack of water.
shrivel, shriveled, shriveled
- to slowly become limp; to bend gradually
He walked with a discouraged droop.
droop, drooped, drooped