shriveling

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Noun

shriveling noun

The act or process by which something shrivels.

Verb

shriveling verb

To collapse inward; to crumble.“The plant shrivelled from lack of water.”
To become wrinkled.“His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.”
To draw into wrinkles.“The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.”

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shrivel up wither shrink shriveler shrinking withering shrinker extenuation shredding dwindlement narrowing shuttering decaying shallowing shedding whittling

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