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- Dictionaryshrivelled/ˈʃrɪvld/
adjective
- 1. wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age: "a handful of shrivelled leaves"
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SHRIVELLED definition: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.
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 shrivelled 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. dry It will take three hours for the paint to dry.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of shrivelled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
