shrivel
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shrivels
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shriveled
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shrivelled
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shriveling
or British
shrivelling
shrivels
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shriveled
or British
shrivelled
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shriveling
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shrivelling
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHRIVEL
1
[no object]
:
to become dry and wrinkled from heat, cold, or old age
— often + up
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plants shriveling in the heat
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The leaves shriveled up in the hot sun.
2
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to become dry and wrinkled
— often + up
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The heat shriveled up the plant's leaves.
— shriveled
adjective-
She was small and shriveled with age.
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a shriveled grape
