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- pronunciation:
- shrI
v
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
shrivels, shriveling, shriveled |
| definition 1: |
to contract or reduce in size, as by drying out.
- synonyms:
- wither
- antonyms:
- swell
- similar words:
- contract, desiccate, parch, pucker, scorch, shrink, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
to lessen in vigor, strength, ability, or the like.
Her hopes shriveled in the face of constant failure.- synonyms:
- decline, dwindle, ebb, erode, fade, wane, weaken
- similar words:
- decay, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, fall off, lessen, wilt, wither
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| related words: |
blight, condense, dry, dwarf, fade, scorch, wilt, wither |
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