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Detailed Synonyms for shrivel in English

shrivel:

to shrivel verbe (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)

  1. to shrivel
    to diminish; to shrivel; to shrink; to shrink back; to dwindle; to subside; to wizen; to shrivel up
    • diminish verbe (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • shrivel verbe (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • shrink back verbe (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle verbe (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • subside verbe (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • wizen verbe (wizens, wizened, wizening)
    • shrivel up verbe (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
  2. to shrivel
    to shrink; to diminish; to decrease; to reduce; to shrivel up; to shrink back; to dwindle; to lessen; to shrivel; to go down; shrink away; to drop
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • diminish verbe (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • decrease verbe (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • reduce verbe (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • shrivel up verbe (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
    • shrink back verbe (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle verbe (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • lessen verbe (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • shrivel verbe (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • go down verbe (goes down, went down, going down)
    • shrink away verbe
    • drop verbe (drops, dropped, dropping)
  3. to shrivel
    – decrease in size, range, or extent 1
    to shrink; to shrivel
    – decrease in size, range, or extent 1
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
      • His earnings shrank1
    • shrivel verbe (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
      • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me1
  4. to shrivel
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    to shrink; to wither; to shrivel; to shrivel up
    – wither, as with a loss of moisture 1
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • wither verbe (withers, withered, withering)
    • shrivel verbe (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
      • The fruit dried and shriveled1
    • shrivel up verbe (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)

Conjugations for shrivel:

present
  1. shrivel
  2. shrivel
  3. shrivels
  4. shrivel
  5. shrivel
  6. shrivel
simple past
  1. shrivelled
  2. shrivelled
  3. shrivelled
  4. shrivelled
  5. shrivelled
  6. shrivelled
present perfect
  1. have shrivelled
  2. have shrivelled
  3. has shrivelled
  4. have shrivelled
  5. have shrivelled
  6. have shrivelled
past continuous
  1. was shrivelling
  2. were shrivelling
  3. was shrivelling
  4. were shrivelling
  5. were shrivelling
  6. were shrivelling
future
  1. shall shrivel
  2. will shrivel
  3. will shrivel
  4. shall shrivel
  5. will shrivel
  6. will shrivel
continuous present
  1. am shrivelling
  2. are shrivelling
  3. is shrivelling
  4. are shrivelling
  5. are shrivelling
  6. are shrivelling
subjunctive
  1. be shrivelled
  2. be shrivelled
  3. be shrivelled
  4. be shrivelled
  5. be shrivelled
  6. be shrivelled
diverse
  1. shrivel!
  2. let's shrivel!
  3. shrivelled
  4. shrivelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "shrivel":

  • shriveling

Alternate Synonyms for "shrivel":


Related Definitions for "shrivel":

  1. decrease in size, range, or extent1
    • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me1
  2. wither, as with a loss of moisture1
    • The fruit dried and shriveled1

Related Synonyms for shrivel