Definition of shrivel Shrivel
/ʃɹɪˈvʌl/ - [shrivul] - shriv•el
We found 9 definitions of shrivel from 6 different sources.
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What does shrivel mean?
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| shrivel - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" | ||
| shrivel up, shrink, wither | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| atrophy undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" | ||
| blast shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | ||
| die back, die down suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" | ||
| dry up, mummify dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" | ||
| shrivel - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" | ||
| shrink | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shrivel (v. i.)
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. - shrivel (v. t.)
To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shrivel
To decrease in size, range, or extent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shrivel
shriv′l, v.i. and v.t. to contract into wrinkles: to blight:—pr.p. shriv′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. shriv′elled. [Perh. conn. with Old Northumbrian screpa, to become dry; cf. Norw. skrypa, to waste.]
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🔤- shrivel, verb, present, 1st person singular of shrivel (infinitive).
- shrivel, verb (infinitive).
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