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shrivelled

VERB

dehydrate, dry up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dwindle shrink wilt wither

STRONG

burn contract desiccate fossilize mummify parch scorch sear stale welter wrinkle

WEAK

mummy wizen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bloom develop enlarge expand grow

STRONG

freeze moisten wet

WEAK

unwrinkle

Example Sentences

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Turnout in local elections that do not coincide with a general election are almost always shrivelled.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

The drought has laid waste to the Somali countryside, leaving crops shrivelled and the scrublands dotted with the corpses of emaciated livestock.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

Following consecutive seasons of poor rains, rivers and water pans have dried up and grasslands have shrivelled up in the game reserves.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Exports - a key source of revenue for Koblevo and other big wineries - have shrivelled due to the blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover