shrivel

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. Source: opted

3. v. wither, as with a loss of moisture Source: wordnet

4. v. decrease in size, range, or extent Source: wordnet

5. 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. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. Source: webster

6. To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and formcorrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivelswith age; -- often with up. Source: adambom

7. v:100 v. wither, as with a loss of moisture Source: ecdict

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