shrivelled (Meaning)
shrivelled (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
shrivelled ()
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Synonyms & Antonyms of shrivelled
shrivelled Sentence Examples
- The flowers shrivelled up like a piece of old parchment as soon as the sun's rays touched them.
- The grapevine's leaves shrivelled and turned brown as the drought took its toll.
- The man's once-plump fingers had shrivelled and cracked with age.
- The abandoned house stood with its windows boarded up and its roof shingles shrivelled and peeling.
- The old leather book had shrivelled and discoloured over time.
- The baby's lips were shrivelled and dry from the fever that raged within.
- The shrivelled autumn leaves danced and fluttered in the crisp autumn breeze.
- The skin on the back of my hands had begun to shrivel and wrinkle.
- The once-mighty tree now stood withered and forlorn, its leaves shrivelled and its branches bare.
- The shrivelled parchment scroll held the secrets of a forgotten civilization.
FAQs About the word shrivelled
(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
gaunt, wizened,withered, rawboned, lank, skeletal, scrawny,emaciated, sinewy, skinny
chubby, rotund, overweight, fit, healthy, brawny, beefy, corpulent, fleshy, obese
The flowers shrivelled up like a piece of old parchment as soon as the sun's rays touched them.
The grapevine's leaves shrivelled and turned brown as the drought took its toll.
The man's once-plump fingers had shrivelled and cracked with age.
The abandoned house stood with its windows boarded up and its roof shingles shrivelled and peeling.
