Definition of shrivel

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Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.

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Wizened :: Wizened (a.) Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man..
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..
Shrivel :: 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..
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Weazeny :: Weazeny (a.) Somewhat weazen; shriveled.
Shrivelling :: Shrivelling () of Shrive.
Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Shriveling :: Shriveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrive.
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)..
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..
Withered :: Withered (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
Shrivelled :: Shrivelled () of Shrive.
Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
Fagot :: Fagot (n.) An old shriveled woman.
Corky :: Corky (a.) Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up..
Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
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