(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
Used in a Sentence
shrivelled
How to use shrivelled in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for shrivelled.
Editorial note
If you control it too much, a shrivelled rag will pop out without any extra body fat.
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Quick take
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shrivelled gathered in one view.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shrivelled.
adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
adjective
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
adjective
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"
Example sentences
If you control it too much, a shrivelled rag will pop out without any extra body fat.
The issue is that these companies were doing really well, got acquired as a result, but then mostly shrivelled to nothing.
The entire thing rests on the assumption that there's a class of investments that people would refuse to invest in if left to their own devices, but which suddenly become attractive only if their savings are shrivelled by a few percent a year.
> The entire thing rests on the assumption that there's a class of investments that people would refuse to invest in if left to their own devices, but which suddenly become attractive only if their savings are shrivelled by a few percent a year.
I don't doubt that there must have been some dodgy dealings going on when the Government suddenly started handing out bailouts... but is it really necessary to focus the story on a few players and be sure to let us know that a certain CEO is a shrivelled old prune and that his wife is a hot blonde?
Because half-a-dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field; that of course they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little shrivelled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shrivelled in a sentence?
If you control it too much, a shrivelled rag will pop out without any extra body fat.
What does shrivelled mean?
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
What part of speech is shrivelled?
shrivelled is commonly used as adjective.