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shriv·el  (shrvl)

intr. & tr.v. shriv·eled or shriv·elled, shriv·el·ing or shriv·el·ling, shriv·els

1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings.

2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar.

3. To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.

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shrivel [ˈʃrɪv^əl]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled

1. to make or become shrunken and withered

2. to lose or cause to lose vitality

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle]

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Shrivel of critics: critics collectively—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shrivel - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" shrink, shrivel up, wither atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
	2.	shrivel - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" shrink decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

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shrivel

verb wither, dry (up), wilt, shrink, wrinkle, dwindle, dehydrate, desiccate, wizen The plant shrivels and dies.

Translations

shrivel [ˈʃrɪvl] (also shrivel up)

A. VT [+ plant etc] → marchitar, secar; [+ skin] → arrugar

B. VI [plant etc] → marchitarse, secarse; [skin etc] → arrugarse

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shrivel [ˈʃrɪv^əl]

vt → ratatiner, flétrir

vi (also shrivel up) → se ratatiner, se flétrir

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shrivel

vt plants (frost, dryness) → welk werden lassen; (heat) → austrocknen; skin, fruit → runzlig werden lassen; nylon → zusammenschrumpfen lassen

vi → kleiner werden, schrumpfen; (balloon, nylon) → zusammenschrumpfen; (plants) → welk werden; (through heat) → austrocknen; (fruit, skin) → runzlig werden ? also shrivelled

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shrivel [ˈʃrɪvl] (also shrivel up)

1. vt (plant) → far rinsecchire; (skin) → far raggrinzire, far avvizzire

2. vi (see vt) → rinsecchirsi, raggrinzirsi, avvizzire

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shrivel [ˈʃrɪvl] (also shrivel up)

1. vt (plant) → far rinsecchire; (skin) → far raggrinzire, far avvizzire

2. vi (see vt) → rinsecchirsi, raggrinzirsi, avvizzire

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shrivel

v shrivel [ˈʃrivl]

to make or become dried up, wrinkled and withered The flowers shrivelled in the heat. verskrompel يَتَغَضَّن، يَجِف съсухрям се zvadnout, seschnout visne verwelken μαραίνω, μαραίνομαι, ξεραίνω, ξεραίνομαι secar, marchitar närtsitama, närtsima چروك شدن kuihduttaa, lakastua (se) flétrir לְהִצטַמֵק कुम्हलाना zgrčiti se, smežurati se összeszárad mengerut þurrka upp; skreppa saman; skrælna avvizzire しなびさせる 시들다 nuvysti, sudžiovinti saraukt; sačokurot; sačokuroties menyebabkan sesuatu kering dan kerepot verschrompelen visne, krølle seg sammen zeschnąć się, wysuszyć engelhar a (se) veşteji высыхать; сморщиваться zoschnúť, zošúveriť (sa), zvraštiť (sa) posušiti (se) smežurati se vissna, torka, skrumpna ทำให้ย่น buruş(tur)mak, büz(ül)mek (使)枯萎 зморщувати(ся); зсихатися مرجھانا، سکڑ کر شکل بدلنا làm nhăn lại, làm co lại 枯萎

shrivel up

to shrivel The flowers shrivelled up; The heat shrivelled up the flowers. verskrompel يُغَضِّن، يَتَغَضَّن، يَجِف، يَيْبَس изсъхвам zvadnout krølle sammen verwelken(lassen) ξεραίνω, ξεραίνομαι secarse, marchitarse ära närtsitama, ära närtsima چين خوردن kuihtua, kuihduttaa (se) flétrir לְצַמֵק कुम्हलाया smežurati se, nabrati se összeszárad melayukan, mengisutkan skrælna avvizzire しなびさせる 시들게 하다 nuvysti, sudžiovinti sačokurot; sačokuroties menjadi kering dan kerepot verschrompelen krølle seg sammen, skrumpe inn zeschnąć się, wysuszyć engelhar a (se) ofili сморщивать(ся) zvädnúť oveneti smežurati se [] vissna (torka, skrumpna) ม้วนและแห้งตาย kurumak, sararıp solmak 枯萎 зсихатися; зморщити سکڑنا، مرجھانا co, teo, nhăn, quăn 使枯萎