shrivel up

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shrivel up

verb shrivels up · shriveling up · shrivelling up · shriveled up · shrivelled up

To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled. "Look! - look! - look! she's shrivelling up! she's turning into a monkey!" and down he fell upon the ground, foaming and gnashing in a fit.

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verb to become completely dry

Italiano	disidratarsi, seccarsi

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@misc{shrivel_up_2026,
  title = {shrivel up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrivel%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}