shrivelling
verb
- 1
To collapse inward; to crumble.
“The plant shrivelled from lack of water.”
- 2
To become wrinkled.
“His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.”
- 3
To draw into wrinkles.
“The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.”
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something shrivels.
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