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shriveling up

shriveling up is the present participle and gerund of shrivel up.

Meaning of shrivel up

Verb

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

  1. To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.
    • "Look! - look! - look! she's shrivelling up! she's turning into a monkey!" and down he fell upon the ground, foaming and gnashing in a fit.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about shriveling up

What is shriveling up the present participle and gerund of?
Shriveling up is the present participle and gerund of shrivel up.

Words near shriveling up in the dictionary

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

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