Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shrivel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shriveled}or
{Shrivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriveling} or {Shrivelling}.]
[Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to
pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,
frail, Sw. skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel.
skrj?pr brittle, frail.]
To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form
corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin
shrivels with age; -- often with up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. t.
To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto
corruptions.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shrivel
v 1: wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
shriveled" [syn: {shrivel up}, {shrink}, {wither}]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank";
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
[syn: {shrink}]
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