shrivelled

Definition of Shrivelled in English :

Adjective

1. dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Example Sentences:
'dried-up grass'
'the desert was edged with sere vegetation'
'shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings'
'withered vines'

2. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

Example Sentences:
'the old woman's shriveled skin'
'he looked shriveled and ill'
'a shrunken old man'
'a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws'
'he did well despite his withered arm'
'a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair'

lean
thin

3. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken

reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

Example Sentences:
'our shriveled receipts during the storm'
'as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled'
'the dollar's shrunken buying power'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shrivelled

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adjective

shrunken and withered

a shrivelled chestnut

It looked old and shrivelled.

Shrivelled

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

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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