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shrivelled

VERB

dehydrate, dry up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dwindle shrink wilt wither

STRONG

burn contract desiccate fossilize mummify parch scorch sear stale welter wrinkle

WEAK

mummy wizen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bloom develop enlarge expand grow

STRONG

freeze moisten wet

WEAK

unwrinkle

Example Sentences

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Badenoch said the prime minister had "shrivelled" from leadership and called on him to apologise to Epstein's victims.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

UK investors' appetite for UK stocks has shrivelled.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

The drought has laid waste to the Somali countryside, leaving crops shrivelled and the scrublands dotted with the corpses of emaciated livestock.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

But a flower that worships the sun also needs the blessing of rain - and there is none, leading to a mass of shrivelled crops producing neither seeds nor oil.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

It was so crumpled and wizened, so shrunken and shrivelled, it looked as though it had been pickled in vinegar.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl