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- [shriv-uh l]
- /ˈʃrɪv əl/
- /ˈʃrɪv.əl/
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- [shriv-uh l]
- /ˈʃrɪv əl/
Definitions of shrivel word
- intransitive verb shrivel shrink, dry up 1
- verb shrivel When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. 0
- verb shrivel Shrivel up means the same as shrivel. 0
- verb shrivel to make or become shrunken and withered 0
- verb shrivel to lose or cause to lose vitality 0
- verb transitive shrivel to shrink and make or become wrinkled or withered 0
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Origin of shrivel
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; akin to Swedish skroflig uneven, rough (perhaps orig. wrinkled, shrunken), dialectal Swedish skryvla to wrinkle, Old English sceorfan to roughen; see scurf
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Parts of speech for Shrivel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrivel popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for shrivel
verb shrivel
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
Antonyms for shrivel
verb shrivel
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- bloat — to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
Top questions with shrivel
- what does shrivel mean?
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- why does skin shrivel in water?
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