shriveled
IPA: ʃrˈɪvʌɫd
adjective
- Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
- Collapsed in size.
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Examples of "shriveled" in Sentences
- But first I noticed that grandpa always kind of shriveled when Uncle
- His hair was wild and brown, his skin shriveled from untold hours in the sun.
- And by the end of his life this sort of angry, violent, frightened and shriveled man.
- His tomb still houses his solid gold sarcophagus & his mummy which is kind of shriveled up
- The bully kind of shriveled up when an ex-NFL football player bought the bar across from his.
- She looked even more shriveled now, like a kernel of some life-form waiting to fill out its red cocoon.
- Or other bands kind of shriveled up and died after the internet made bands 'release content+memes more frequently' and some bands were unable to respond.
- Although their similarities pass through the mansion and the national committee chairs, Jim Gilmore is a sour little rooster with shriveled political skills.
- In short, oil has shriveled the promise and stained the soul of an entire country, empowering autocrats who disdain human rights and are oblivious to the misery of its people.