shriveled

English

Alternative forms

• shrivelled (UK)

Adjective

shriveled (comparative more shriveled, superlative most shriveled) (American spelling)

1. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

   A prune is a shriveled plum.

2. Collapsed in size. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: ひからびた
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: viētus
• Lü: ᦠᦶᧂᧉ (ḣaeng²)
• Swedish: skrumpen (sv)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

See also

• dried up (adj)

Verb

shriveled

1. (American spelling) simple past and past participle of shrivel

Related terms

• shrivel up

See also

• dry up (verb)