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  Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveledor
     Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.]
     [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to
     pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,
     frail, Sw. skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel.
     skrj?pr brittle, frail.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. t.
     To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto
     corruptions.
     [1913 Webster]

  Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveledor
     Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.]
     [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to
     pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,
     frail, Sw. skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel.
     skrj?pr brittle, frail.]
     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.

  Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. t.
     To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto
     corruptions.

  shrivel
       v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried
            and shriveled" [syn: shrivel up, shrink, wither]
       2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank";
          "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
          [syn: shrink]
       [also: shrivelling, shrivelled]

  shrivel
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become wrinkled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

  shrivel
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become wrinkled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

  shrivel
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become wrinkled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

  shrivel
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become wrinkled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

  shrivel
     Englanti vb.
     1 näivettyä, kuihtua, lakastua
     2 lakastuttaa, näivettää, kuihduttaa

  shrivel
     Engelska vb.
     1 förtorkas, förtvina, förvissna, skrumpna
     2 sjunka ihop, dra ihop sig, falla ihop, kollapsa
     3 skrumpna, rynkas, skrynkla ihop sig, torka ut; bli rynkig eller
  skrynklig
     4 rynka, skrynkla, göra rynkig eller skrynklig

  Shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/
  إنكمش

  shrivel //ˈʃɹɪvəl// 
  1. сбръчквам се
  become wrinkled
  2. изсъхвам
  collapse inward

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  scvrknout

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  svraštit

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  crebachu 

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  gwystno 

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  swbachu 

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  sybachu 

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  austrocknen, verwelken 
   see: shrivelling, shriveling, shrivelled, shriveled
  

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  runzlig werden 
   see: shrivelling, shriveling, shrivelled, shriveled
  

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  schrumpfen, zusammenschrumpfen, schrumpeln  [ugs.]
        "he/she/it shrivels"  - er/sie/es schrumpft, er/sie/es schrumpelt
        "I/he/she/it shrivelled"  - ich/er/sie schrumpfte, ich/er/sie/es schrumpelte
        "he/she/it has/had shrivelled"  - er/sie/es ist/war geschrumpft
   see: shrivelling, shriveling, shrivelled, shriveled
  

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
   [fig.] verfliegen  [Sorgen]
   see: shrivelling, shriveling, shrivelled, shriveled
  

  shrivel //ˈʃɹɪvəl// 
  1. kurtistua
  become wrinkled
  2. romahtaa
  collapse inward

  Shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/ 
  1. कुम्हलाना
        "Excessive heat has shrivelled the apples."

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/
  nabrati se, smežurati se, sparušiti s, zgrčiti se

  shrivel /ˈʃrɪvəl/ 
    wysychać, kurczyć się

  shrivel //ˈʃɹɪvəl// 
  1. skrumpna
  become wrinkled
  2. krympa, sjunka ihop
  collapse inward

  shrivel /ʃɹˈɪvəl/
  1. (ed veya led, ing veya ling) kuruyarak çekilip büzülmek ve buruşmak.

  
/ˈʃɹɪvəɫ/

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "shrivel":
     Sanforize, age, air-dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, blot, brush,
     burn, cheat the undertaker, consume, contract, cure, curl up,
     decline, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, diminish, dodder, drain,
     droop, dry, dry up, emacerate, emaciate, evaporate, exsiccate,
     fade, fade away, fail, fire, flag, fossilize, get along, get on,
     grow old, insolate, kiln, languish, macerate, mummify, mummy,
     parch, pine, preshrink, pucker up, rub, scorch, sear, shake,
     shrink, shrivel up, sink, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun-dry,
     swab, thin, torrefy, totter, towel, turn gray, turn white, wane,
     waste, waste away, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen,
     wrinkle
  
  

  v. 起皱纹,使枯萎;

     vi.
     vt. (使)起皱纹,(使)枯萎,(使)束手无策