Shrivel - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈʃrɪvl|
Brit.
|ʃrɪv(ə)l|
verb
- wither, as with a loss of moisture (syn: shrink, wither)
The fruit dried and shriveled
- decrease in size, range, or extent (syn: shrink)My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Extra examples
The fierce heat had shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard.
It's late in the year and the leaves have all shrivelled up now.
In his presence, fun shrivelled and died.
Popular support for the party shrivelled.
Your inner resources had shrivelled years ago.
She shrivelled him with one glance.
Profits shrivelled from £4.7 million to £2.3 million.
Why do you always seem to shrivel up when we meet new people?
The fruit dried and shriveled
My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: shrivel
he/she/it: shrivels
present participle: shrivelling
past tense: shrivelled
past participle: shrivelled
I/you/we/they: shrivel
he/she/it: shrivels
present participle: shrivelling
past tense: shrivelled
past participle: shrivelled
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