meaning of shrivel
1. To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
2. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
3. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before
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Related Words
shrivel | shrivel up | shriveled | shriveling | shrivelled | shrivelling |
