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- Dictionaryshriv·eled/ˈSHrivəld/
adjective
- 1. wrinkled and contracted, especially due to loss of moisture or old age: "her long, shriveled hand"
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1. : to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. 2. a. : to become reduced to inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency. b. : dwindle. transitive verb. : to cause to shrivel. Examples of shrivel in a Sentence. plants shriveling in the heat.
to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this: The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops. You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lose moisture and become dry. dry It will take three hours for the paint to dry.
SHRIVELED definition: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.
Something that's shriveled is wrinkled, withered, and dried out. If you forget to water your plants, they will become shriveled. Our skin becomes more shriveled as we grow older, and if you leave a bowl of apples on your table for weeks, the fruit will eventually become shriveled as well.
verb. When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. The plant shrivels and dies. [VERB] ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops. [VERB noun] Synonyms: wither, dry (up), wilt, shrink More Synonyms of shrivel.
When things shrivel, they wrinkle up and get smaller, the way leaves begin to shrivel and turn brown in the fall. A lack of moisture can cause something to shrivel, and in humans it tends to be the natural process of aging that makes people shrivel a bit.
verb (used with or without object) , shriv·eled, shriv·el·ing or (especially British) shriv·elled, shriv·el·ling. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. Synonyms: shrink. to wither; make or become helpless or useless. shrivel. / ˈʃrɪvəl / verb. to make or become shrunken and withered. to lose or cause to lose vitality.
1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings. 2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar. 3. To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.
1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings. 2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar. 3. To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.
shrivel. verb. /ˈʃrɪvl/ [intransitive, transitive] Verb Forms. to become or make something dry and wrinkled as a result of heat, cold, or being old shrivel (up) The leaves on the plant had shriveled up from lack of water. shrivel something (up) The hot weather shriveled the grapes in every vineyard. Take your English to the next level.
