Shrivel

Word SHRIVEL
Character 7
Hyphenation shriv el
Pronunciations /ˈʃɹɪvəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Shrivel"

What do we mean by shrivel?

To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying. intransitive & transitive verb

To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity. intransitive & transitive verb

To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle. intransitive & transitive verb

To contract; draw or be drawn into wrinkles; shrink and form corrugations, as a leaf in the hot sun, or the skin with age.

Synonyms To shrivel is to become wrinkled or corrugated by contraction; to shrink is, as a rule, to contract while preserving the same general form.

To contract into wrinkles; cause to shrink into corrugations.

To make narrow; limit in scope.

To wither; blight; render impotent.

To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; ; -- often with up. intransitive verb

To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. transitive verb

To collapse inward; to crumble. verb

To become wrinkled. verb

Wither, as with a loss of moisture verb

Decrease in size, range, or extent verb

To collapse inward; to crumble.

To become wrinkled.

To draw into wrinkles.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Shrivel

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The word "shrivel" in example sentences

Okay, why did my brain shrivel to the size and consistency of a pea after two kids and you just had a baby and show no signs of “baby brain” at all. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But consider yourself lucky: if I were really to blog about our sex life you KNOW that your testicles would shrivel from the embarassment. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He even used "going forward," a term to shrivel the heart of anyone toiling at a corporation that values meaningless management-talk. ❋ John Doyle (2011)

We have seen that with porn channels in cable situations where finally they kind of shrivel up a little bit. ❋ Unknown (2000)

"At the thought, I just shrivel up; instead of 5 foot 8, I become 5 foot 6," he told the Miami Herald in 1985. ❋ Stephen Miller (2010)

Developers and equipment manufacturers, among others, would have no leverage on price, would see their markets shrink and their profits shrivel. ❋ Art Brodsky (2011)

Remember how we used to talk about how awkward & annoying & cringe-inducing it was when people would try to talk in class — try too hard, as it were — and it'd make each of us that was actually when I first knew I had found a kindred spirit in you, Adeline want to just shrivel down into our seats? ❋ Christopher Snyder (2011)

As he speaks he leans towards me and I feel my testicles shrivel in my jeans. ❋ Craig Stone (2012)

Vastly talented hosts like Anderson Cooper have seen their audiences shrivel because of their neutrality and his producers are now encouraging him to get in the face of his interviewees. ❋ Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (2011)

The best case scenario for the economy, with oil at 80, is it might limp along for a number of years before it begins to shrivel, and slowly die. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She never saw me pull the wings off live flies or throw wood lice in the fire just to see them shrivel, drown a beetle in a stream of warm pee. ❋ Alison Wells (2011)

The bottom line is that the seed of humanity in each of us can grow more vibrant with love or can shrivel through neglect. ❋ Vivian Glyck (2011)

The internet comments included ugliness like this: "It is not Mr. Beck's eyes that should fail, rather his vocal chords should shrivel up"; and this one from a man named Brian: "Beck is already blind to the truth, so what does it matter if he can't see." ❋ Diane Dimond (2010)

This reminds me of someone I talked to who once told some protesters that the LRAD sonic blaster emitted radiation that would shrivel their testicles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The sell out to the highest bidder and shrivel at the first sign of controversy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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