shrivel
verb (used with or without object)
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
shriveled
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past participleof shrivel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shrivel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shrivelverb (used with or without object)to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
Example Sentences
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More recently, a collapsed property bubble has shriveled investment and further widened the current account surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Another liability, a short-term borrowing program called the overnight reverse repo facility that amounted to more than $2 trillion in recent years, already shriveled nearly to zero during a previous balance-sheet drawdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
We, on the other hand, will be long gone by then, shriveled by some far more minor cataclysm like the fragile little primates we are.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
When he reached the New York Café his clothes clung wet and shriveled to his body and his shoes squeaked with water.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
