shrivel
- to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
- to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
Origin of shrivel
Synonyms for shrivel
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dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, welter, sear, burn, mummify, contract, parch, desiccate, stale, wrinkle, scorch, fossilize, mummy, wizenExamples from the Web for shriveled
Contemporary Examples of shriveled
They became so brown and shriveled that they looked like walking beef jerky with New York accents.
The bone marrow of the dead soldiers was depleted dramatically, and their lymph nodes had shriveled away.
A dreadful disease, possibly muscular dystrophy, had shriveled his legs.
As the upstate economy has shriveled, the state government has come to rely heavily on the financial sector as a revenue source.
Historical Examples of shriveled
She half-rose, her head thrust forward on her shriveled neck.
The shriveled leaves were blown from the trees by the fierce gusts.
A Little Girl in Old DetroitAmanda Minnie Douglas
I am sure you have seen the corn blades all shriveled on very hot days.
Agriculture for BeginnersCharles William Burkett
And I saw too that underneath, toward the back, was a shriveled body.
Wandl the InvaderRaymond King Cummings
Out of the shadows an old woman, bent and shriveled, leaned toward us.
shrivel
- to make or become shrunken and withered
- to lose or cause to lose vitality