Illustration: On a sunny apartment balcony, a potted hydrangea has drooped dramatically: its flower heads hang toward the pot, and broad leaves fold limply downward. The exposed soil is dry and cracked.

しおれる

shioreru

to wilt, to wither

Example sentences

夏なつの暑あつさで花はながしおれた。
The flowers faded in the heat of the summer days.
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水不足みずぶそくのため、花はながしおれた。
The flowers withered for want of water.
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庭にわの花はなが全部ぜんぶ、水不足みずぶそくでしおれてしまった。
All the flowers in the garden wilted due to lack of water.
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