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shriveled

shriveled adjective: wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. Also the simple past and past participle of shrivel.

Adjective

shriveled (comparative more shriveled, superlative most shriveled)

  1. (US) Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
    • A prune is a shriveled plum.
  2. (US) Collapsed in size.
    • Her lips looked too shriveled to close over her teeth.

Also used as

shriveled is also the simple past and past participle of shrivel.

Forms of shriveled

comparativemore shriveled
superlativemost shriveled
alternative formshrivelled

Words formed from shriveled

Phrases with shriveled

Questions about shriveled

What does shriveled mean?
Shriveled means wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
What part of speech is shriveled?
Shriveled is an adjective.

Words near shriveled in the dictionary

  1. shrivatsa
  2. shrive
  3. shrived
  4. shrivel
  5. shrivel up
  6. shriveled
  7. shriveled up
  8. shriveler
  9. shrivelers
  10. shriveling
  11. shriveling up

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