shri
vel
Third Person
shrivels
Present Participle
shriveling
Past Tense
shriveled
Past Participle
shriveled
1
to shrink in size
- The balloon shrivelled slowly as the air leaked out.
- Her hopes shrivelled when she saw the rejection letter.
- The plastic bottle shrivelled in the campfire's heat.
- His muscles shrivelled from years of inactivity.
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2
to dry up and wither, usually from losing water or vitality
- The flowers shrivelled in the vase after a week without water.
- The plant shrivelled in the frost.
- The drought caused the crops to shrivel in the fields.
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