萎む
shibomu
to wither; to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt
Example sentences
暑さ続きでその植物はしぼんでしまった。
The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。
Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.
花がしぼんだ。
The flowers withered up.
More N1 vocabulary
- 転じるto turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
- 割divide; cut; halve; separate; split; rip; break; crack; smash; dilute
- 敵enemy; rival
- 分離separation; detachment; segregation; isolation
- 衰えるto become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
- 懲りるto learn by experience; to be disgusted with