shrivelled

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 "shrivelled" in Sentences

  • The word that grabs is "shrivelled" – sums it all up really.
  • The veno~n in his expression shrivelled the saliva in my mouth.
  • The rue Soly was like an illness to him; the very word shrivelled his heart.
  • Never mind, the hash will not die, although it does look kind of shrivelled right now!
  • Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will today accuse the coalition of having a "shrivelled"
  • He -- -- "The last word shrivelled on her lips, which puckered into a confused smile at the warning frown of her brother.
  • If you look at the above picture and then the picture below you can see how the ear has kind of shrivelled a little bit and has a weird shape about it.
  • His body is preserved below the altar, dressed in his pontifical robes, sparkling with diamonds -- the head reposing on a richly gilded cushion; the face, dead and shrivelled, which is the only part exposed, presents a sad contrast to all this splendour.

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