ˈwelk intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English welken, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German ir welkēn to welk, ir welhēn to become soft, wolkan cloud
1. dialect chiefly England : to lose freshness or greenness : dry up : fade , wilt , wither
2. obsolete : to become less (as in power or brightness) : wane