fade out vs wilt

fade out

verb
  • To fade from a cut to black in a movie. 

  • To slowly disappear. 

  • To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence. 

noun
  • A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut. 

wilt

verb
  • To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). 

  • To cause to fatigue; to exhaust. 

  • To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag. 

  • To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower). 

noun
  • The act of wilting or the state of being wilted. 

  • Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting. 

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