wilted lettuce. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Stir in wilted greens and remaining half-cup of white wine. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Cooking -- The Next Stage of Evolution] Reference
Toss in wilted cabbage. From Wordnik.com. [Wilted Asian Cabbage | A Veggie Venture] Reference
But it seems to me you've kind of wilted since we began to talk. From Wordnik.com. [Brandon of the Engineers] Reference
Joe had looked so tired and weary, so "wilted," as they say in Boston, that it had shocked Ronald to see her. From Wordnik.com. [An American Politician] Reference
Felicia cut in derisively while Jermanique wilted. From Wordnik.com. [I Can't Answer] Reference
The detective had struck the fatal blow; the woman wilted. From Wordnik.com. [A Successful Shadow A Detective's Successful Quest] Reference
Men wilted in the road, overcome by heat and lack of water. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
He saw her looking him in the face, and he wilted like a calf. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
Clara flashed a withering glance at him, under which he wilted. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour] Reference
Reservoirs remain low, drinking water scarce, and harvests wilted. From Wordnik.com. ['Global Weirding': Extreme Climate Events Dominate The Summer] Reference
She was obviously wilted after walking the length of the large lot. From Wordnik.com. [You're In My Spot] Reference
She sits in a chair, her hands like wilted flowers lying in her lap. From Wordnik.com. [Tableau] Reference
Cook until wilted, add a little water and boil until it has evaporated. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
Racine wilted, like a tender plant, under the sultry frown of his monarch. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
A demoralized, woe-begone, wilted, helpless figure was before me in the hall. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
Wash the vegetables thoroughly, leaving them in cold water to crisp, if wilted. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools] Reference
Boyd had wilted back into his blankets when the stimulation of the fight was gone. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
She reached for her sheets, wilted as week-old romaine; promptly, she kicked them away. From Wordnik.com. [To-die-for] Reference
Plans that were being dusted off last winter wilted under the spectacle of Goldman Sachs. From Wordnik.com. [Intel's In A Sweet Spot] Reference
He even felt lucky as he studied a ragged hole in the leaf of a wilted Louis Philippe. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse] Reference
Add the mustard greens and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are tender and wilted. From Wordnik.com. [Green, Even in Winter] Reference
Even Arethusa, whose enthusiasm no amount of ordinary heat had the power to lessen, felt wilted. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
The Pan-Arabic Islamic uprising Bin Laden sought has wilted in the face of government repression. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorist Most Wanted] Reference
He didn't accomplish much, and people said shaking his hand was like manhandling a wilted petunia. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Quayle owes someone an apology] Reference
Simone bent over, brushed La Donna's wilted hair out of her eyes and kissed her forehead. From Wordnik.com. [t let Your Daughters Grow up to be Cowdykes] Reference
"I'm older, wiser," said the former mayor, 56, as he lifted a wilted garland from around his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii's Aloha spirit is being tested in Democratic primary for governor] Reference
Add the radicchio ribbons and cook, stirring constantly, until they have wilted and turned a much duller purple. From Wordnik.com. [Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Lunch From the Farmers' Market] Reference
Though she tries to hide it, I can read the reluctance in her wilted footsteps as she closes the distance between us. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing Shoes] Reference
She had always hated the South and wilted much of the time down there, heat hovering about her like a jealous boyfriend. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Lawn] Reference
The day after the funeral, as the flowers wilted around her grave, the visitors had stopped coming to see Elisa Izquierdo. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Of Little Elisa] Reference
Cover with a lid and leave to steam for 2 or 3 minutes until the leaves have wilted but still retain their bright colours. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Slater's beet leaf salad and grilled halloumi recipes] Reference
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