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Shrivelling
verb
Word Frequency:
0.0
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."
4.
noun
The act or process by which something shrivels.
Synonyms
shrunken
withered
wizened
wizen
sear
thin
reduced
lean
sere
dry
decreased
dried-up
Rhymes With
cavilling
sniveling
snivelling
swivelling
shovelling
hoveling
hovelling
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