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shrivel

[ shriv-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

shriveled, shriveling or (especially British) shrivelled, shrivelling.
  1. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.

    Synonyms:

  2. to wither; make or become helpless or useless.


shrivel

/ ˈʃɪə /

verb

  1. to make or become shrunken and withered
  2. to lose or cause to lose vitality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrivel1

First recorded in 1595–1605; akin to Swedish skroflig “uneven, rough” (perhaps originally “wrinkled, shrunken”), dialectal Swedish skryvla “to wrinkle,” Old English sceorfan “to roughen”; scurf
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrivel1

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle
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Synonym Study

See wither.
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Turnout in local elections that do not coincide with a general election are almost always shrivelled.

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He starts the film at a speed-dating event where, in a great montage, he disappoints a procession of dewy singletons who shrivel up when this hunk comes across as cold and rude.

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The government's announcement that it will crank up defence spending and shrivel the international aid budget amounts to a big shift in strategy, posture and political positioning.

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We, on the other hand, will be long gone by then, shriveled by some far more minor cataclysm like the fragile little primates we are.

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On the lower end of skills and pay, apparel employment shriveled as Southern California garment makers focused on fashion and small quantities, eliminating tens of thousands of manual labor jobs.

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