Definition of shrivel

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Shrivel (v. i.) To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up..

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Wither :: Wither (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..
Shriveled :: Shriveled (imp. & p. p.) of Shrive.
Wizened :: Wizened (a.) Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man..
Shrivelling :: Shrivelling () of Shrive.
Shriveling :: Shriveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrive.
Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
Shrivelled :: Shrivelled () of Shrive.
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
Withered :: Withered (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Pungled :: Pungled (a.) Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium)..
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Scorch :: Scorch (v. t.) To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen..
Weazeny :: Weazeny (a.) Somewhat weazen; shriveled.
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel..
Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
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