shrivel
[ shriv-uhl ]
/ ˈʃrɪv əl /
verb (used with or without object), shriv·eled, shriv·el·ing or (especially British) shriv·elled, shriv·el·ling.
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
Origin of shrivel
1595–1605; akin to Swedish
skroflig uneven, rough (perhaps orig. wrinkled, shrunken), dialectal Swedish
skryvla to wrinkle, Old English
sceorfan to roughen; see
scurf
OTHER WORDS FROM shrivel
un·shriv·eled, adjective un·shriv·elled, adjectiveWords nearby shrivel
shrinkage,
shrinker,
shrinking violet,
shrinking violet, a,
shrive,
shrivel,
shriven,
shriver,
shroff,
shroom,
shropshire
Example sentences from the Web for shrivelled
British Dictionary definitions for shrivelled
shrivel
/ (ˈʃrɪvəl) /
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
to make or become shrunken and withered
to lose or cause to lose vitality
Word Origin for shrivel
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect
skryvla wrinkle