shrivel
verb (used with or without object)
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
will shrivel
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future tenseof shrivel.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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AUTOR: The view that everything exposed to AI will shrivel up and die makes no sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
And if the truth-tellers tell their truths less provocatively, consistently, and doggedly than the disinformers tell their lies, any shared notion of reality will shrivel.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
I bought this bra in a frenzy of “I have to buy something or I will shrivel up and die.”
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2020
Hoping the paramilitaries will shrivel as the need for them declines is a positive view.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
‘Gandalf is here. Fly, if you value your foul skin! I will shrivel you from tail to snout, if you come within this ring.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
