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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.
1.
to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
2.
to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
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Shrivelling
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
shrivel
1565 (implied in shriveled), of unknown origin, perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. Swed. skryvla "to wrinkle, to shrivel").
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