shrivel, v.
(shriveled, shriveling, shrivelled, shrivelling, shrivels)
(shriveled, shriveling, shrivelled, shrivelling, shrivels)
decrease in size, range, or extent
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shrink shrivel
sample sentences
"His earnings shrank""My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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wither, as with a loss of moisture
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
shrink shrivel shrivel up wither
sample sentences
"The fruit dried and shriveled"verb frames
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