Complete Definition of "shrivel"

English

Pronunciation
AHD: shrĭ'v�l
IPA: /��rɪv�l/
SAMPA: /<tt>"SrIv?@l</tt>/
audio|en-us-shrivel.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪv�l|-ɪv�l

Verb
en-verb|shrivel|l|ed (UK)
en-verb (US)

  1. intransitive To collapse inward; to crumble.

#:I saw him shrivel on the ground in fear.

  1. intransitive To become wrinkled.

#:His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.

Translations

trans-top|collapse inward
French: se flétrir
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|become wrinkled
German: schrumpeln, verschrumpeln
trans-mid
trans-bottom

et:shrivel
fr:shrivel
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