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вянуть — meaning in English

vyanut

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English meaning

  • fade verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
  • wallow verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.
  • wilt verb To droop and lose freshness, as a plant does when it lacks water.
  • wither verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.

Senses

вянуть is used for these senses in English:

  • fade (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  • wallow (figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
  • wilt (plant disease) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
  • wither (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

fade — full definition

  1. verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
  2. noun A haircut that is shaved very short at the sides and back, blending into longer hair on top.
  3. noun A gradual dimming of picture or sound, often used to end a scene or song.

wallow — full definition

  1. verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.
  2. verb To indulge excessively in an emotion or situation, especially self-pity.
  3. noun A muddy pool where animals go to wallow.

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