shrivel
verb (used with or without object)
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
had shriveled
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past perfectof shrivel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 2020-21, the state share had shriveled to $6,450, or 35% of the cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
My eyes had shriveled to raisins; all I could see were tears in a queue patiently awaiting their drop, an infinity pool of anguish.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
The scan showed with horrific clarity how sections of his brain had shriveled.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020
Pieces of the upper deck have been hacked away until the 91,000-seat stadium had shriveled to 73,000.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2015
The huge creeping vine that cloaked the house had shriveled; the main trunk and stems sagged and dripped oily sap.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
