shriveling 1 of 2

noun

variants or shrivelling
Definition of shrivelingnext
as in wilting

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shriveling

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verb

variants or shrivelling
present participle of shrivel
as in evaporating
to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

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  1. collapsing
  2. scorching
  3. deterioration
Verb
  • However, a 57-year-old male runner died Sunday after collapsing near the fifth mile of the marathon.
    Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The plans ended up collapsing anyway, even before his vertebrae did.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsing
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  • An unprecedented heat wave is scorching parts of the western United States at the start of October with record-breaking temperatures and lingering excessive heat alerts expected to last into the weekend.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of the most common mishaps when cooking is burning your food and/or scorching your pans.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of scorching
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  • Depreciation of revenue earning vehicles and lease charges, net increased significantly to $937 million from $501 million in the previous year, due to deterioration in residual values and decreased holding periods.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • On Saturday, jurors sat through hours of silent footage showing Allen's mental deterioration at Westville.
    Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of deterioration
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