- present tense form of shrivel (3rd person singular).
shrivels
Example Sentences
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That’s because dehydration shrivels and distorts tissues, but frozen organs mostly keep their shape.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023
But West shines, first as a woman in love then as one who shrivels into seething disillusion when her career stalls while her husband’s blossoms.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022
But at harvest, at the right time on the right grapes, the right type of botrytis shrivels the grapes to concentrate the juice.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021
From the perch of history, however, the modest success shrivels in comparison to what it used to be … to what it should be.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2019
The fruits swell and burst crimson and the tree shrivels and dies.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
