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shrivel
[shriv-uhl]
verb (used with or without object)
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
Synonyms:to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
shrivel
/ ˈʃ°ùɪ±¹É™±ô /
verb
to make or become shrunken and withered
to lose or cause to lose vitality
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- unshriveled adjective
- unshrivelled adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of shrivel1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The latest GDP figures underline the baked in sluggishness, the flatlining, even the shrivelling of the economy.
His voice, once shriveled by years of smoking and other abuses, was “assertive and confident,†Lewis wrote.
He is a shriveled husk devoid of empathy.
"This is a hugely important crossroads for the party. Trying to win an election again or just becoming a sort of heritage party that shrivels."
Little wonder: they have had a bumpy start, with a tricky economic backdrop and a wildly competitive and splintering political landscape and shrivelling opinion poll scores.
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