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Showing words for SHRIVEL using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Shrivel
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Definitions for Shrivel
[1] to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
[2] to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
[3] to make or become shrunken and withered
[4] to lose or cause to lose vitality
Words related to Shrivel
dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, welter, sear, burn, mummify, contract, parch, desiccate, stale, wrinkle, scorch, fossilize, mummy, wizen
Words nearby Shrivel
shrinkage, shrinker, shrinking violet, shrinking violet, a, shrive, shrivel, shriven, shriver, shroff, shroom, shropshire
Origin of Shrivel
1595–1605; akin to Swedish skroflig uneven, rough (perhaps orig. wrinkled, shrunken), dialectal Swedish skryvla to wrinkle, Old English sceorfan to roughen; see scurf
Other words from Shrivel
un·shriv·eled , adjective
un·shriv·elled , adjective
Word origin for Shrivel
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle
Synonyms for Shrivel
dwindle, shrink, wilt, wither, burn, contract, desiccate, fossilize, mummify, parch, scorch, sear, stale, welter, wrinkle, mummy, wizen