SHRIVEL Meaning of SHRIVEL in English ■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) wrinkle and contract, or cause to wrinkle and contract, through loss of moisture.OriginC16: perh. of Scand. origin. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004