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shrivelling

shrivelling 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

shrivelling (plural shrivellings)

  1. The act or process by which something shrivels.

Forms of shrivelling

Verb
alternative formshriveling
Noun
pluralshrivellings

Phrases with shrivelling

Questions about shrivelling

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

Words near shrivelling in the dictionary

  1. shrivelled
  2. shrivelled up
  3. shriveller
  4. shrivellers
  5. shrivelleth
  6. shrivelling
  7. shrivelling up
  8. shrivellings
  9. shrivels
  10. shrivels up
  11. shriven

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