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Found 3 hits - Term: shrivelling, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shrivel \shriv"el\, v. i. imp.  p. p. shriveledor
   shrivelled; p. pr.  vb. n. shriveling or shrivelling.
   probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. as. screpa to
   pine away, norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,
   frail, sw. skr"opling feeble, dan. skr"obelig, icel.
   skrj?pr brittle, frail.
   to draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form
   corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin
   shrivels with age; -- often with up.
   1913 webster
see also:
shriveled shrivelled shriveling shrivelling 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shrivel
     v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "the fruit dried
          and shriveled" syn: shrivel up, shrink, wither
     2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "his earnings shrank";
        "my courage shrivelled when i saw the task before me"
        syn: shrink
     also: shrivelling, shrivelled
see also:
shrivel up shrink wither shrivelling shrivelled 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shrivelling
     see shrivel
see also:
shrivel 

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