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shrivelled

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shrivelled

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Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

adjective more shrivelled · most shrivelled · shriveled

  1. UK Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. A prune is a shrivelled plum.
  2. UK Collapsed in size.

verb shriveled

  1. UK, participle, past simple past and past participle of shrivel

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adj wrinkled due to reduced area

العربيةمُتَغَصِّن mutaḡaṣṣin, مُتَجَعِّد mutajaʕʕid, مُنْكَمِش munkamiš

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"shrivelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shrivelled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"shrivelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shrivelled.

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@misc{shrivelled_2026,
  title = {shrivelled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrivelled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}