SHRIVEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: shrivelled , shrivelling

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they shrivel ... he / she / it shrivels

Past simple: shriveled /shrivelled

Past participle: shriveled /shrivelled

-ing form: shriveling /shrivelling

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decrease in size, range, or extent

Example:

My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me

Synonyms:

shrink; shrivel

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "shrivel" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

Their earnings shrivel this year

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wither, as with a loss of moisture

Example:

The fruit dried and shriveled

Synonyms:

shrink; shrivel; shrivel up; wither

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "shrivel" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shrivel"):

atrophy (undergo atrophy)

blast (shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly)

die back; die down (suffer from a disease that kills shoots)

dry up; mummify (dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture)