SHRIVEL


Meaning of SHRIVEL in English

(~s, ~ling, ~led)

Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'

When something ~s or when something ~s it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.

The plant ~s and dies.

...dry weather that ~led this summer’s crops.

VERB: V, V n

Shrivel up means the same as ~ .

The leaves started to ~ up.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

~led

It looked old and ~led.

ADJ

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