Past tense of shrivel
regular verb
The past tense of shrivel is shriveled or shrivelled. The past participle is also shriveled or shrivelled.
Forms of shrivel
| Base form (V1) | shrivel /ˈʃɹɪvəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shriveled shrivelled |
| Past participle (V3) | shriveled shrivelled |
| Present participle | shriveling |
| Third person singular | shrivels |
Shriveled and shrivelled in a sentence
- The plant shrivelled from lack of water.
- His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.
- Her lips looked too shriveled to close over her teeth.From the entry shriveled
- A prune is a shriveled plum.From the entry shriveled
- Nestled within was a shriveled forearm, crowned with a withery brown hand.2014, Hugo Valentin Negron, Forging of a Knight: Prison Planet of the Mah-Lahkt, page 335. From the entry withery
Meaning of shrivel
- verb To collapse inward; to crumble.
- verb To become wrinkled.
- verb To draw into wrinkles.
Questions about the past tense of shrivel
- What is the past tense of shrivel?
- The past tense of shrivel is shriveled or shrivelled.
- What is the past participle of shrivel?
- The past participle of shrivel is shriveled or shrivelled.
- Is shrivel a regular or irregular verb?
- Shrivel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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