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- Dictionaryshrivelled/ˈʃrɪvld/
adjective
- 1. wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age: "a handful of shrivelled leaves"
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SHRIVELLED definition: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.
SHRIVELED definition: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.
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 meaning: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.
Definition of shrivelled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
adjective. shrunken and withered. a shrivelled chestnut. It looked old and shrivelled. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'shrivelled' in a sentence. 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.
Definitions of shrivelled. adjective. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. synonyms: dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, withered. dry. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. adjective. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
