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shrivels up

shrivels up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is shrivels up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shrivels up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shrivel up.

Words near shrivels up in the dictionary

  1. shrivelleth
  2. shrivelling
  3. shrivelling up
  4. shrivellings
  5. shrivels
  6. shrivels up
  7. shriven
  8. Shrivenham
  9. shriver
  10. shrivers
  11. shrives

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