"shrivel" meaning in English

See shrivel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃrɪvəl/ Audio: en-us-shrivel.ogg [US] Forms: shriveled [past], shriveled [past, participle], shriveling [present, participle], shrivel [canonical], shrivels [third-person, singular], shrivelled [past], shrivelled [past, participle], shrivelling [present, participle]
enPR: shrĭ'vəl Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|shrivel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something shrivels, it wrinkles and contracts or cause something else to wrinkle and contract.
    Sense id: simple-shrivel-en-verb-2XApBkkk
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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        {
          "text": "The plant shrivelled from lack of water."
        },
        {
          "text": "His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long."
        },
        {
          "text": "The hot sun shrivelled the leaves."
        }
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        "participle"
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        },
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