shrivel

shrivel is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
2. transitive verb. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
3. verb. decrease in size, range, or extent

   "His earnings shrank"

   "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

   Synonyms: shrink

4. verb. wither, as with a loss of moisture

   "The fruit dried and shriveled"

   Synonyms: shrink, wither

Synonyms

shrink, wither

Common word forms

shrivels, shriveled, shriveling, shrivelled, shrivelling

Words from these letters

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