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Shrivelling

To collapse inward; to crumble.

📖 Definitions of "Shrivelling"

verb
  1. 1

    To collapse inward; to crumble.

    "The plant shrivelled from lack of water."

  2. 2

    To become wrinkled.

    "His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long."

  3. 3

    To draw into wrinkles.

    "The hot sun shrivelled the leaves."

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process by which something shrivels.

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