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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
shrivelling
See shrivel
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shrivelling
alt.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
n.
The act or process by which something shrivels.
vb.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
shrivelling
alt.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
n.
The act or process by which something shrivels.
vb.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
shrivelling
alt.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
n.
The act or process by which something shrivels.
vb.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
shrivelling
alt.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
n.
The act or process by which something shrivels.
vb.
(lb en British Canada) (present participle of en shrivel nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
الإنكماش
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
austrocknend, verwelkend
Synonym: shriveling
see: shrivel, shrivelled, shriveled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
runzlig werdend
Synonym: shriveling
see: shrivel, shrivelled, shriveled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
schrumpfend, zusammenschrumpfend, schrumpelnd
Synonym: shriveling
see: shrivel, shrivelled, shriveled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
verfliegend
Synonym: shriveling
see: shrivel, shrivelled, shriveled
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
shrivelling /ʃɹˈɪvəlɪŋ/
1. megfonnyadás
2. összetöpörödés
3. elaszás
4. összeszáradás
5. megaszalódás
6. aszalódás
7. összezsugorodás
8. kiszáradás
9. elszáradás
10. megráncosodás
11. összeráncosodás
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