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shriveling

shriveling is the present participle and gerund of shrivel.

Meaning of shrivel

Verb

shrivel (third-person singular simple present shrivels, present participle (US) shriveling or (UK) shrivelling, simple past and past participle (US) shriveled or (UK) shrivelled)

  1. (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
    • The plant shrivelled from lack of water.
  2. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
    • His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.
  3. (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
    • The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.

Noun

shriveling (plural shrivelings)

  1. The act or process by which something shrivels.

Forms of shriveling

Verb
alternative formshrivelling
Noun
pluralshrivelings

Phrases with shriveling

Questions about shriveling

What does shriveling mean?
Shriveling means the act or process by which something shrivels.
What is shriveling the present participle and gerund of?
Shriveling is the present participle and gerund of shrivel.
What part of speech is shriveling?
Shriveling is a noun.
What is the plural of shriveling?
The plural of shriveling is shrivelings.

Words near shriveling in the dictionary

  1. shrivel up
  2. shriveled
  3. shriveled up
  4. shriveler
  5. shrivelers
  6. shriveling
  7. shriveling up
  8. shrivelings
  9. shrivelled
  10. shrivelled up
  11. shriveller

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