Dictionary Check: shrunken
"shrunken" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
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
draw back, as with fear or pain
Example:
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
verb
reduce in size; reduce physically
Example:
"Hot water will shrink the sweater"
verb
become smaller or draw together
Example:
"The fabric shrank"
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