shriveled

Meanings

• verb

  1. To cause (something, especially a fruit or vegetable) to wrinkle and shrink, typically as a result of being exposed to heat or dry air.

  - "The sun shriveled the grapes on the vine."
  - "The heat caused the raisins to shrivel."

• adjective

  2. To become wrinkled and shrunken, typically as a result of age or illness.

  - "His face was shriveled and wrinkled."
  - "The old woman's hands were shriveled and thin."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shriveled
riveled , riveted , depleted , reveled

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Variants

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shrivel , shriveled , shriveling , shrivelled , shrivelling , shrivels

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Etymology

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Old English scrifan, related to scrifelan 'to shrink, shrivel'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'shriveled' comes from the Old English word 'scrifan', which means 'to shrink, shrivel'.

2. The process of shriveling is a natural response of plants to conserve water in dry conditions.

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Related Concepts

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1. wilted: A similar state of being limp and drooping due to heat or dryness.

2. wrinkled: A state of having deep folds or creases in the skin.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'shriveled' is often used to describe aging or decay. In art, images of shriveled fruits and vegetables are common in still life paintings.

How to Memorize "shriveled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a grape or raisin shrinking and wrinkling in the heat.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of an old, wrinkled apple or a raisin.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'shriveled' starts with the letter 's', as in 'shrink' and 'small'.

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