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shrivels

verb as in dehydrate, dry up

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Example Sentences

With the dispersal of the spores the cone shrivels up, and then the stems starts to send out green branches.

Diluted alcohol should always be first used with larv, since the pure alcohol shrivels them up.

Space bows before such a man, and shrivels itself up into a mere nothing.

We suppose it tells the story of love that exaggerates a common nature, clings to it, and shrivels away.

All the species must have an abundance of water, or the foliage quickly shrivels.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shrivels, such as: dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, welter, and sear.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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