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Meaning of shrivelled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shrivelled

verb

Definitions

  1. To collapse inward; to crumble.

    Example: The plant shrivelled from lack of water.

  2. To become wrinkled.

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

  3. To draw into wrinkles.

    Example: The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

    Example: A prune is a shrivelled plum.

  2. Collapsed in size.