shrivel

Signification (Anglais)

1. To collapse inward; to crumble.
2. To become wrinkled.
3. To draw into wrinkles.

Concepts

flétrir

se flétrir

courber

ratatiner

se ratatiner

dessécher

diminuer

faner

se faner

se racornir

se contracter

se rider

brûler des plantes

rider

racornir

rétrécir

recroqueviller

se dégonfler

pencher

Synonymes

wither

shrink

wilt

wrinkle

wizen

dry up

contract

droop

dry out

fade

shrivel up

parch

curl

crumple

deteriorate

dry

languish

cower

rumple

pucker

recoil

reduce

ruck

sear

shorten

wimple

become smaller

crimple

crumple up

dessicate

oddly shaped

addle

waste

cockle

compress

condense

contracted

cringe

crinkle

crouch

curl up

deflate

die back

digest

disintegrate

emaciate

evaporate

fade away

furl

hunch

knit

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃɹɪvəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First recorded as shriveled (“shrivelled”), probably of North Germanic origin related to dialectal Swedish skryvla (“to wrinkle, shrivel”); perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną (“to shrivel, shrink”) or *skrimpaną (“to shrink”).