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shrivel |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shriveled}or {Shrivelled}; p. pr & vb n. {Shriveling} or {Shrivelling}.] [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf dial. AS screpa to pine away Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp skryv transitory, frail, Sw skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel. skrj?pr brittle, frail.] To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. t. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shrivel v 1: wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel up}, {shrink}, {wither}] 2: decrease in size, range, or extent; ""His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrink}]
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