shriveled or shrivelled; shriveling or shrivelling
ˈshri-vəl-iŋ 
ˈsri-;
ˈshriv-liŋ,
ˈsriv-
1
: to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
2
a
: to become reduced to inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency
b
: dwindle
: to cause to shrivel
Examples of shrivel in a Sentence
plants shriveling in the heat
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If it is infected later, those plants produce diseased kernels that are shriveled and wilted.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Gas taxes are hiked to account for a shriveling base, but not every region within a state is equally left in the same internal combustion past.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
When Kent Denver’s lead shriveled to 68-63 with 2:34 remaining, Schayes turned panic into purpose, calming the players and his assistants.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Their bodies shrivel, and some lose the capacity to feel hunger at all.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Gas taxes are hiked to account for a shriveling base, but not every region within a state is equally left in the same internal combustion past.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
When Kent Denver’s lead shriveled to 68-63 with 2:34 remaining, Schayes turned panic into purpose, calming the players and his assistants.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Their bodies shrivel, and some lose the capacity to feel hunger at all.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shrivel
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“Shrivel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrivel. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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