shriveled (Meaning)
shriveled (s)
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
shriveled (imp. & p. p.)
of Shrivel
Synonyms & Antonyms of shriveled
shriveled Sentence Examples
- As the drought intensified, the once-lush garden withered and shriveled.
- The elderly woman's skin had shriveled and wrinkled with age.
- The neglected apple hung on the tree, shriveled and brown.
- The shriveled petals of the rose hinted at its passing prime.
- The intense heat caused the leaves of the plant to curl and shrivel.
- The shriveled remains of the insect lay on the dusty ground.
- The parchment had shriveled with the passage of time, its contents barely legible.
- The shriveled hands of the sick man told a tale of long-term illness.
- As the day progressed, the shriveled fruit turned into raisins.
- The shriveled muscles of the injured animal indicated the severity of its condition.
FAQs About the word shriveled
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness, reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensityof
withered, gaunt, wizened, thin,emaciated, scrawny, rawboned, wasted, underfed, lank
pudgy, brawny, husky, healthy, fit, rotund, corpulent, plump, hale, overweight
As the drought intensified, the once-lush garden withered and shriveled.
The elderly woman's skin had shriveled and wrinkled with age.
The neglected apple hung on the tree, shriveled and brown.
The shriveled petals of the rose hinted at its passing prime.
