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- Dictionaryshrivel/ˈʃrɪvl/
verb
- 1. wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture: "the flowers simply shrivelled up"
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SHRIVEL definition: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHRIVEL is to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. How to use shrivel in a sentence.
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 shriveled 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.
Shrivel definition: to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.. See examples of SHRIVEL used in a sentence.
[VERB] ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops. [VERB noun] Synonyms: wither, dry (up), wilt, shrink More Synonyms of shrivel. Shrivel up means the same as shrivel. The leaves started to shrivel up. [VERB PARTICLE] shrivelled adjective. ...a shriveled chestnut. It looked old and shrivelled.
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.
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.
