Definition of wilt | Bee Dictionary of English

n any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
n causing to become limp or drooping
v lose strength
My opponent was wilting
v become limp
The flowers wilted

As suddenly as the Congressional urge to put the Government in the radio business blossomed last fortnight, so suddenly did it wilt last week.
Before 15,000 union members in Chicago's Soldier Field, the candidates weren't at their best no A's this week but Clinton didn't wilt and Obama played well before the home .
Now and then in moments that genuinely did seem unscripted Kate would wilt, leaning against the kitchen counter with a cup of coffee and seeming, for the twinkling of an .

Boston Celtics' 10 Most Hated Opponents in Team History
The Boston Celtics are the most decorated franchise in NBA history with 17 championship banners, and they have picked up plenty of enemies along the way. From the Russell-Wilt rivalry to the Bad Boy Pistons to Kobe Bryant , every great era of Celtics basketball has had its antagonists. The athletes and coaches on this list possessed varying characteristics and degrees of irritation, but they ...
June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Head coach of Indy Eleven announced
Indy Eleven president Peter Wilt promised their first head coach would have local ties. Wilt delivered on that promise Tuesday, naming Juergen Sommer as the franchise’s head coach and director of... Read more at www.WISHTV.com
June 11, 2013 - WISH-TV Indianapolis
Graymere’s Wilt turns hobby into business
Columbia’s Dan Wilt, a local professional golf clubfitter, has been selected by Golf Digest magazine as one of “America’s 100 Best Clubfitters.” Wilt, who operates his fitting studio and shop at Graymere Country Club, was selected from thousands of golf clubfitters around the United States.
June 10, 2013 - Columbia Daily Herald

Phil Jackson in SI.com
Unless Wilt (Chamberlain) comes back from the dead, I don't know what else we're going to do,Jackson said.
Kobe Bryant in USA Today
It just feels great,Bryant said of joining Baylor, Jordan and Chamberlain. "Growing up I idolized all of them, from Wilt, to MJ to Elgin. It's a tremendous honor to be in that same class with those guys and in the history books."
Bill Self in SI.com
No matter how well we do at Kansas, we're never going to do more than the people who came before us, and UCLA feels the same way,Jayhawks coach Bill Self said. "These guys are all great players, but they're not going to be Wilt or Danny....