In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SHRIVELLING
SHRIVEL
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
(verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture; “The fruit dried and shriveled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
shrivelling
(British, Canada) present participle of shrivel
Noun
shrivelling (plural shrivellings)
The act or process by which something shrivels.
Source: Wiktionary
SHRIVEL
Shriv"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveled or Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.] Etym: [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory, frail, Sw. skröpling feeble, Dan. skröbelig, Icel. skrj brittle, frail.]
Definition: To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
Shriv"el, v. t.
Definition: To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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