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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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The meaning of SHRIVEL is to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. How to use shrivel in a sentence.
SHRIVEL definition: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.
SHRIVEL meaning: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.
Shrivel definition: to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.. See examples of SHRIVEL used in a sentence.
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.
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.
