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Detailed Synonyms for shrivel in English

shrivel:

to shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)

  1. to shrivel
    to diminish; to shrivel; to shrink; to shrink back; to dwindle; to subside; to wizen; to shrivel up
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • shrink back verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • wizen verb (wizens, wizened, wizening)
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
  2. to shrivel
    to shrink; to diminish; to decrease; to reduce; to shrivel up; to shrink back; to dwindle; to lessen; to shrivel; to go down; shrink away; to drop
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
    • shrink back verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • go down verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • drop verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
  3. to shrivel
    – decrease in size, range, or extent 1
    to shrink; to shrivel
    – decrease in size, range, or extent 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
      • His earnings shrank1
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
      • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me1
  4. to shrivel
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    to shrink; to wither; to shrivel; to shrivel up
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • wither verb (withers, withered, withering)
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
      • The fruit dried and shriveled1
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)

Conjugations for shrivel:

present
  1. shrivel
  2. shrivel
  3. shrivels
  4. shrivel
  5. shrivel
  6. shrivel
simple past
  1. shrivelled
  2. shrivelled
  3. shrivelled
  4. shrivelled
  5. shrivelled
  6. shrivelled
present perfect
  1. have shrivelled
  2. have shrivelled
  3. has shrivelled
  4. have shrivelled
  5. have shrivelled
  6. have shrivelled
past continuous
  1. was shrivelling
  2. were shrivelling
  3. was shrivelling
  4. were shrivelling
  5. were shrivelling
  6. were shrivelling
future
  1. shall shrivel
  2. will shrivel
  3. will shrivel
  4. shall shrivel
  5. will shrivel
  6. will shrivel
continuous present
  1. am shrivelling
  2. are shrivelling
  3. is shrivelling
  4. are shrivelling
  5. are shrivelling
  6. are shrivelling
subjunctive
  1. be shrivelled
  2. be shrivelled
  3. be shrivelled
  4. be shrivelled
  5. be shrivelled
  6. be shrivelled
diverse
  1. shrivel!
  2. let's shrivel!
  3. shrivelled
  4. shrivelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "shrivel":

  • shriveling

Alternate Synonyms for "shrivel":


Related Definitions for "shrivel":

  1. decrease in size, range, or extent1
    • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me1
  2. wither, as with a loss of moisture1
    • The fruit dried and shriveled1

Related Synonyms for shrivel