- 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.
2 . Shrivel
[ v. t.]
- To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink
onto corruptions.
Meaning of 'shrivel' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . shrivel
[ v]
Meaning (1): - decrease in size, range, or extent
Example in sentence:
His earnings shrank;
My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me