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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