SHRIVEL


Meaning of SHRIVEL in English

shriv ‧ el /ˈʃrɪv ə l/ BrE AmE ( also shrivel up ) verb ( past tense and past participle shrivelled , present participle shrivelling British English , shriveled , shriveling American English ) [intransitive and transitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language ]

if something shrivels, or if it is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface becomes covered in lines because it is very dry or old:

The leaves change colour, then shrivel.

—shrivelled British English

—shriveled American English adjective :

a shrivelled apple

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.