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shrivelshrivel /ˈʃrɪvəl/ (also shrivel up) verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYshrivelOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEshrivel |
Present | I, you, we, they | shrivel | | he, she, it | shrivels | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shriveled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shriveled | | he, she, it | has shriveled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shriveled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shrivel | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shriveled |
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Present | I | am shriveling | | he, she, it | is shriveling | | you, we, they | are shriveling | Past | I, he, she, it | was shriveling | | you, we, they | were shriveling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shriveling | | he, she, it | has been shriveling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shriveling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shriveling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shriveling |
1if something shrivels or something such as heat or sun shrivels it, it becomes smaller and its surface is covered in lines because it is very dry or old: My plants have all shriveled up and died.2to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller, or to make something do this: Profits have shriveled since the beginning of the year.—shriveled adjective: the old man’s shriveled face |