English
Alternative spellings
shriveled (US)
Adjective
en-adj
- wrinkled|Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
#:A prune is a shrivelled plum.
- Collapsed in size.
#:His insults, from someone I respect so much, make me want to shrivel up and die.
Verb
shrivelled
- past of|shrivel
Related terms
shrivel up
te:shrivelled
vi:shrivelled
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