Complete Definition of "shrivelled"

English

Alternative spellings
shriveled (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. wrinkled|Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

#:A prune is a shrivelled plum.

  1. Collapsed in size.

#:His insults, from someone I respect so much, make me want to shrivel up and die.

Verb
shrivelled

  1. past of|shrivel

Related terms
shrivel up

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