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Meanings of
shriveled
in English
(Used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.
withered
shrunken
shrivelled
wizened
sear
sere
wizen
dried-up
Related terms
dry
thin
reduced
lean
decreased
Usage of
shriveled
in English
1
The
shriveled
leaves were blown from the trees by the fierce gusts.
2
He was thin and
shriveled
and had clearly been shriveling for years.
3
The parchment head was green with mold, and hung in
shriveled
tatters.
4
Roast until the grapes are juicy and slightly
shriveled
,
about 10 minutes.
5
Open fell the mouth, revealing the dog-teeth and the blue,
shriveled
-
looking
gums.
6
Norcross had settled into a chair; more, he had
shriveled
into it.
7
Indian corn, dry and
shriveled
,
was sometimes shocked as in the States.
8
There's something about the
shriveled
figure and the voice that seems familiar.
9
The
shriveled
pages of the book had stuck into a gummy block.
10
The bodies of those suffering from intense cold were
shriveled
and wrinkled.
11
He wore sandals on his
shriveled
feet, his toenails two inches long.
12
I did not recognize the
shriveled
half-person that was now my father.
13
Had the arm not been
shriveled
,
the weight might have defeated me.
14
His complexion was swarthy, and his skin
shriveled
and yellow even then.
15
Wearing a puzzled frown, he pointed to a
shriveled
pile of leaves.
16
His body had
shriveled
until he weighed no more than a baby.
Other examples for "shriveled"
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shriveled
shrivel
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
shriveled face
shriveled hand
Shriveled
through the time
Shriveled
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common