shrivel
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shrivel
- /ˈʃɹɪvəl/
Rhymes with -ɪvəl
Where it comes from
First recorded as shriveled (“shrivelled”), probably of North Germanic origin related to dialectal Swedish skryvla (“to wrinkle, shrivel”); perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną (“to shrivel, shrink”) or *skrimpaną (“to shrink”).
verb shrivels · shriveling · shrivelling · shriveled · shrivelled
- To collapse inward; to crumble. The plant shrivelled from lack of water.
- To become wrinkled. His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.
- To draw into wrinkles. The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.
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verb collapse inward
| Español | arrugarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 向內捲曲 /向内卷曲 |
| Português | murchar |
| Français | se flétrir |
| Italiano | afflosciarsi, avvizzire |
verb become wrinkled
| Español | arrugarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 起皺 /起皱 qǐzhòu |
| Português | enrugar |
| Français | se rider |
| Deutsch | schrumpeln, verschrumpeln |
| Italiano | raggrinzire, corrugarsi |
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