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- Dictionaryshrivel/ˈʃrɪvl/
verb
- 1. wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture: "the flowers simply shrivelled up"
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SHRIVEL definition: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.
1. : to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. 2. a. : to become reduced to inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency. b. : dwindle. transitive verb. : to cause to shrivel. Examples of shrivel in a Sentence. plants shriveling in the heat.
Shrivel definition: to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.. See examples of SHRIVEL used in a sentence.
to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this: The lack of rain has shriveled the crops. You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lose moisture and become dry.
When things shrivel, they wrinkle up and get smaller, the way leaves begin to shrivel and turn brown in the fall. A lack of moisture can cause something to shrivel, and in humans it tends to be the natural process of aging that makes people shrivel a bit.
verb. When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. The plant shrivels and dies. [VERB] ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops. [VERB noun] Synonyms: wither, dry (up), wilt, shrink More Synonyms of shrivel.
1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings. 2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar. 3. To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.
verb. shriveled, shriveling, shrivelled, shrivelling, shrivels. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying. Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings. American Heritage. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity. My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on.
shrivel definition: If something shrivels, it becomes smaller, dryer, and covered in lines, often because it is old.. Learn more.
to become or make something dry and wrinkled as a result of heat, cold, or being old shrivel (up) The leaves on the plant had shriveled up from lack of water. shrivel something (up) The hot weather shriveled the grapes in every vineyard.
