shrivel
IPA: ʃrˈɪvʌɫ
verb
- (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
- (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
- (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
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Examples of "shrivel" in Sentences
- The egg in syrup will shrivel up.
- Flowers will fade and shrivel soon.
- Flowers will fade and shrivel prematurely.
- Hot winds can cause the blooms to quickly shrivel.
- I imagine that salt shrivels up the germs by osmosis.
- As lesions grow, they eventually collapse and shrivel.
- Infected seeds tend to shrivel and dry up rather than rot.
- As a result, the half grown leaves turn brown, shrivel, and fall.
- During summer, these terrestrial orchids shrivel and wither above the ground.
- When negative statistics were presented, the arrow would shrink and shrivel up.
- We have seen that with porn channels in cable situations where finally they kind of shrivel up a little bit.
- The bottom line is that the seed of humanity in each of us can grow more vibrant with love or can shrivel through neglect.
- He even used "going forward," a term to shrivel the heart of anyone toiling at a corporation that values meaningless management-talk.
- But consider yourself lucky: if I were really to blog about our sex life you KNOW that your testicles would shrivel from the embarassment.
- Developers and equipment manufacturers, among others, would have no leverage on price, would see their markets shrink and their profits shrivel.
- Okay, why did my brain shrivel to the size and consistency of a pea after two kids and you just had a baby and show no signs of “baby brain” at all.
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