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单词 shrivelling
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shrivellingn.

/ˈʃrɪv(ə)lɪŋ/
Etymology: < shrivel v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of shrivel v.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]
waningc900
littlingOE
lessingc1350
abating1370
diminutionc1374
minishinga1382
decrease1383
remissiona1398
shrinkinga1398
decreasing1398
adminishing?c1400
abbreviation?a1425
lessening?a1425
minoration?a1425
disincrease1430
abatement1433
restrictiona1450
batea1475
diminuation1477
limitation1483
abate1486
minute1495
minishment1533
mitigation1533
diminishinga1535
extenuation1542
slacking1542
reduce1549
diminishment1551
perditionc1555
debatementa1563
rebatement1573
obstriction1578
imminution1583
contracting1585
contraction1589
rabate1589
rebating1598
retrenchmentc1600
decession1606
ravalling1609
reducement1619
decrement1621
bating1629
shrivellinga1631
decretion1635
dejection1652
abater1653
rolling back1658
limiting1677
batement1679
reduction1695
depression1793
downdraw1813
descent1832
decess1854
lowering1868
shrinkage1873
dégringolade1883
minification1894
degrowth1920
downrating1950
the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > contraction > into wrinkles
rivellinga1398
wrinkling1528
puckering1611
shrivellinga1631
the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > wrinkled condition > fact or action of wrinkling
rivellinga1398
plighting1400
rimpling1493
wrinkling1528
wrimpling1611
shrivellinga1631
rumpling1640
rucking1831
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 130 A withering, a shriveling of my flesh with superstitious and meritorious fastings.
1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 454 Some shriveling of the outward skin of the Bark.
1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 441 Ventilation by continual currents of air..acts in the same way as light, in producing shrivelling.
1883 Sunday Mag. July 435/2 The shrivelling of the Eastern Roman empire.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 600 If the sclerotic shrivelling be well-marked.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

shrivellingadj.

Etymology: < shrivel v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshrivelling.
That shrivels; Botany = marcescent adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded
shedc1430
deciduous1657
marcescent1727
fugacious1750
permanent1776
shrivelling1776
persisting1777
persistent1785
sphacelate1785
shedding1796
sphacelated1806
caducous1808
restant1828
fugitive1830
horarious1866
the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > causing
wrinkling1601
shrivelling1816
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]
shrinking?a1400
welkinga1400
moderativec1487
thinning1551
wanzing1571
decreasing1591
restricting1606
lessening1611
waning1632
assuaging1651
limiting1656
mitigating1749
diminishing1793
decrescent1811
shrivelling1849
dropping1894
scanting1916
the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracting
shrinking?a1400
contracting1765
shrivelling1849
the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles
rivelling1481
shrivelling1849
1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 258 Stitchwort... Petals..flat; oblong; shrivelling.
1816 A. Boswell Skeldon Haughs (1830) 167 Stealin change o' shriv'lin time Had quench'd the vigour o' his prime.
1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 751/1 Like a shrivelling scroll from before the wrath of fire.
1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 33 Oh, spring! spring! with all your searching east winds, with your late shrivelling frost.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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