Definitions
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- adjective
Wrinkled because thevolume has reduced while thesurface area of the outer layer has remained constant. - adjective Collapsed in size.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shrivel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
- adjective (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
- adjective lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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Examples
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His hair was wild and brown, his skin shriveled from untold hours in the sun.
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But first I noticed that grandpa always kind of shriveled when Uncle
Mitch Miller Edgar Lee Masters 1909
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The bully kind of shriveled up when an ex-NFL football player bought the bar across from his.
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Or other bands kind of shriveled up and died after the internet made bands 'release content+memes more frequently' and some bands were unable to respond.
Artrocker - 2009
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His tomb still houses his solid gold sarcophagus & his mummy which is kind of shriveled up
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She looked even more shriveled now, like a kernel of some life-form waiting to fill out its red cocoon.
Babies Gary Moshimer 2010
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And by the end of his life this sort of angry, violent, frightened and shriveled man.
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And by the end of his life this sort of angry, violent, frightened and shriveled man.
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In short, oil has shriveled the promise and stained the soul of an entire country, empowering autocrats who disdain human rights and are oblivious to the misery of its people.
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Although their similarities pass through the mansion and the national committee chairs, Jim Gilmore is a sour little rooster with shriveled political skills.
Waldo Jaquith - Republicans in congressional delegation bail on meeting with Kaine. 2009
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