shrivel
11shrivel — [shriv′əl] vt., vi. shriveled or shrivelled, shriveling or shrivelling [Early ModE, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial. skryvla, to wrinkle] 1. to shrink and make or become wrinkled or withered 2. to make or become helpless, useless, or… …
12shrivel — [[t]ʃrɪ̱v(ə)l[/t]] shrivels, shrivelling, shrivelled V ERG When something shrivels, 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. [V n] ...dry weather that …
13shrivel up — verb wither, as with a loss of moisture The fruit dried and shriveled • Syn: ↑shrivel, ↑shrink, ↑wither • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fall …
14shrivel — shriv|el [ˈʃrıvəl] v also shrivel up past tense and past participle shrivelled present participle shrivelling BrE past tense and past participle shriveled present participle shriveling AmE [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a …
15shrivel — also shrivel up verb shrivelled, shrivelling BrE, shriveled, shriveling AmE (I, T) if something shrivels or is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface is covered in lines because it is very dry or old: The grapes are left out in the sun to …
16shrivel — verb ( eled or elled; eling or shrivelling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 intransitive verb 1. to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture 2. a. to become reduced to inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency b. dwindle …
17Shrivel — Shrivelling is a natural phenomenon where an object, with an attached sub elastic covering, has its interior volume reduced in some way. The covering, which cannot contract any further, is then obliged to wrinkle and buckle, in order to preserve… …
18shrivel — verb /ˈʃrɪvəl/ a) To collapse inward; to crumble. I saw him shrivel on the ground in fear. b) To become wrinkled. His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long …
19shrivel — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, age, air dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, blot, brush, burn, cheat the undertaker, consume, contract, cure, curl up, decline, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, diminish, dodder, drain, droop, dry, dry up,… …
20shrivel — shriv|el [ ʃrıvl ] (present participle shriv|el|ing or shriv|el|ling; past tense and past participle shriv|eled or shriv|elled) or ,shrivel up verb 1. ) intransitive if something such as a plant shrivels or shrivels up, it becomes smaller and… …
