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adjective

variants or shrivelled
Definition of shrivelednext
as in withered

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shriveled

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verb

variants or shrivelled
past tense of shrivel
as in drained
to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriveled
  1. gaunt
  2. evaporated
  3. scorched
  4. withered
  5. collapsed
Adjective
  • Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of gaunt
Verb
  • Almost $6 trillion evaporated after the dot-com collapse in the early 2000s, and the global economic system crashed when the housing bubble burst in 2008.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For maybe an eight-minute stretch of that quarter, the Nuggets were making their rotations with tenacity, and a 16-point deficit evaporated.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporated
Verb
  • Buildings are scorched, with holes caused by missile shrapnel.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The following day the Mountain fire exploded in Camarillo Heights and, fueled by gusts of up to 80 mph, scorched more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of scorched
Verb
  • But the defense surrendered a touchdown on the first drive and withered at critical junctures.
    Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Drought has withered the palms, and the escalators are still.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of withered
Verb
  • Alec Cutler, fund manager of the Orbis Global Balanced fund , a top 20 Siemens Energy shareholder, believed the stock had collapsed below its fair value and increased his stake.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military is temporarily seizing control of the buffer zone, saying the disengagement agreement has collapsed with the rebel takeover of Syria.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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shrivel

shriveled

shriveling

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