Dictionary Check: shrivelled
"shrivelled" is a valid word!
Scrabble
17
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Example:
"dried-up grass"
adjective
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Example:
"the old woman's shriveled skin"
adjective
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Example:
"our shriveled receipts during the storm"
verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture
Example:
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
verb
decrease in size, range, or extent
Example:
"His earnings shrank"
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