shrivel in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shrivel in Sindhi سنڌي
shrivel in English
- shrivel⇄shrivel, verb, -eled,-elingor (especially British)-elled,-elling.
- shrivel⇄v.i. 1. to become contracted and wrinkled or curled (up), as from heat, cold, or age; wither.
Ex. The fruit shriveled up. (Figurative.) The men shriveled under the fierce blast of the captain's angry words.
2. to waste away; become useless. - shrivel⇄v.t. 1a. to dry up; wither.
Ex. The hot sunshine shriveled the grass.
b. to shrink and wrinkle.
Ex. skin shriveled by age.
2. to make helpless or useless.