3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shrivel v 1: wither, especially 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}] [also: {shrivelling}, {shrivelled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shrivelling See {shrivel}
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