shrivel

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
2. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
3. (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

Synonyms

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

Translations

flétrir

schrumpeln

schrumpfen

se flétrir

courber

verschrompelen

verschrumpeln

ratatiner

ζαρώνω

se racornir

se faner

faner

se ratatiner

dessécher

diminuer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɹɪvəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: skryvla

In summary

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”).