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Shrivelled

verb/ʃɹˈɪvəld/
Definition
wither, as with a loss of moisture
decrease in size, range, or extent
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃɹˈɪvəld/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃɹˈɪvəld/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃɹˈɪvəld/
3 syllables Say it as /ʃɹˈɪvəld/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbwither, as with a loss of moisture
“The fruit dried and shriveled”
verbdecrease in size, range, or extent
“His earnings shrank”
adjective(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
“dried-up grass”
adjectivelean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
“the old woman's shriveled skin”
adjectivereduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
“our shriveled receipts during the storm”
Word Forms
shrinkingnounthe act of becoming less
serenessnouna withered dryness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
geschrumpft
verdorren, wie bei einem Feuchtigkeitsverlust
🇫🇷French
ratatiné
se faner, comme avec une perte d’humidité
🇪🇸Spanish
marchito
marchitarse, como con una pérdida de humedad
🇮🇹Italian
avvizzito
appassire, come con una perdita di umidità
🇳🇱Dutch
verschrompeld
verdorren, zoals bij vochtverlies
🇵🇹Portuguese
enrugado
murchar, como acontece com a perda de umidade
🇷🇺Russian
сморщенный
вянут, как при потере влаги
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सूखा
सूखना, जैसे कि नमी की हानि के साथ
🇧🇩Bengali
shriveled
শুকিয়ে যায়, যেমন আর্দ্রতা হ্রাস পায়
🇮🇳Tamil
சுருங்கிப்போனது
ஈரப்பதம் இழப்பது போல வாடிவிடும்
🇮🇳Telugu
కుంగిపోయింది
తేమ కోల్పోవడం వంటి, వాడిపోతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
सुकणे
ओलावा कमी झाल्याप्रमाणे कोमेजणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
સુકાઈ ગયેલું
સુકાઈ જવું, જેમ કે ભેજના નુકશાન સાથે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಗ್ಗಿದರು
ತೇವಾಂಶದ ನಷ್ಟದಂತೆ ಒಣಗುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുരുങ്ങി
ഈർപ്പം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നത് പോലെ വാടിപ്പോകും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੁੰਗੜਿਆ
ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਣਾ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਮੀ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
سکڑ گیا
مرجھا جانا، جیسا کہ نمی کی کمی کے ساتھ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
干瘪
枯萎,就像失去水分一样
🇯🇵Japanese
しなびた
水分の喪失と同様に枯れる
🇰🇷Korean
오그라든
수분 손실과 마찬가지로 시들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
teo lại
khô héo, như mất độ ẩm
🇹🇭Thai
เหี่ยวเฉา
เหี่ยวเฉาไปเหมือนกับการสูญเสียความชุ่มชื้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
layu
layu, seperti hilangnya kelembapan
🇵🇭Filipino
nangunot
nalalanta, tulad ng pagkawala ng kahalumigmigan
🇲🇾Malay
kecut
layu, seperti kehilangan lembapan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ذابل
يذبل، كما هو الحال مع فقدان الرطوبة
🇮🇷Persian
چروکیده
پژمرده شدن، مانند از دست دادن رطوبت
🇹🇷Turkish
buruşmuş
nem kaybı gibi solgunluk
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְצוּמָק
לקמול, כמו עם אובדן לחות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shrivelled'?
The primary meaning of 'shrivelled' is 'wither, as with a loss of moisture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shrivelled' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shrivelled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shrivelled' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shrivelled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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