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Pronunciation : Shriv"el
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory, frail, Sw. skr?pling feeble, Dan. skr?belig, Icel. skrj brittle, frail.]
Definition : Defn: To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.

i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveled or Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Shriv"el
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913