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shriveling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrivel 1 of 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrivel 1 of 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Entailment of verb shrivel Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shrivel 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Familiarity of verb shrivel shrivel used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Overview of verb shrivel The verb shrivel has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of verb shrivel The verb shrivel has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me")
shriveling definition