Associations to the word «Shriveling»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
SHRIVEL, verb. (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
SHRIVEL, verb. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
SHRIVEL, verb. (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
Dictionary definition
SHRIVEL, verb. Wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled".
SHRIVEL, verb. Decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.