About The Word Shrivel
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Shrivel
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What's The Definition Of Shrivel?
[v] decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
[v] wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shrivel: shrink | shrivel up | wither Related Terms | Find terms related to Shrivel: See Also | atrophy | decrease | die back | die down | diminish | dry up | fall | lessen | mummify Shrivel In Webster's Dictionary \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shriveled}or
{Shrivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriveling} or {Shrivelling}.]
[Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to
pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,
frail, Sw. skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel.
skrj?pr brittle, frail.]
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.
\Shriv"el\, v. t. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. |
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