SHRIVELLED definition: 1. dry, smaller than normal, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding: 2. much smaller…. Learn more.

The meaning of SHRIVEL is to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. How to use shrivel in a sentence.

To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die,...

Definition of shrivelled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

shrivelled (comparative more shrivelled, superlative most shrivelled) (British spelling) Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained …

Something that's shriveled is wrinkled, withered, and dried out. If you forget to water your plants, they will become shriveled. Our skin becomes more shriveled as we grow older, and if you …

SHRIVEL definition: to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. See examples of shrivel used in a sentence.

When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. The plant shrivels and dies. …

Factsheet What does the adjective shrivelled mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective shrivelled. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …

The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops. You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies.