shrivelled

Words with a similar base: shrivelled

'shrivelled'

[shrivel.v.01] as in: wither, as with a loss of moisture

Examples:
The fruit dried and shriveled

'shrivelled'

[shrink.v.05] as in: decrease in size, range, or extent

Examples:
His earnings shrank
My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me

'shrivelled'

[dried-up.s.01] as in: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

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

'shrivelled'

[shriveled.s.02] as in: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

Examples:
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

'shrivelled'

[shriveled.s.03] as in: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

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

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