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Shriv·el v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveled or Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.] To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
shrivel
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried
and shriveled" [syn: shrivel up, shrink, wither]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank";
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
[syn: shrink]
[also: shrivelling, shrivelled]