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Shrivel
verb
/ˈʃɹɪvəl/
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Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
verb
To collapse inward; to crumble.
"The plant shrivelled from lack of water."
2.
verb
To become wrinkled.
"His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long."
3.
verb
To draw into wrinkles.
"The hot sun shrivelled the leaves."
Synonyms
shrivel up
wither
shrink
wizen
shrink up
crumple
rivel
crumple up
shrump
implode
fall in
scrimple
Rhymes With
drivel
swivel
uncivil
civil
divall
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