shriveling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act or process of becoming wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of age or drought.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shriveling
riveting , reveting , revetingly , deceiving , believing

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Variants

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shrivel , shriveled , shriveling , shrivelled , shrivelling , shrivels

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Forms

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shriveled, shriveling, shrivels, shrives, shrivelled, shrivelling, shrives up

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Etymology

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From Old English scrifan ‘to shrink, shrivel, wrinkle’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shriveling' is also used in botany to describe the process of a plant losing water and shrinking.

2. In some cultures, shriveled fruit or vegetables are considered a delicacy.

3. The process of shriveling is often used as a metaphor for emotional or spiritual withering.

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Related Concepts

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1. Wrinkles: Aging of the skin characterized by the appearance of lines, creases, or folds.

2. Desiccation: The process of losing all water from a living organism or biological tissue, resulting in shriveling.

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Culture

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In literature, shriveling is often used to describe the aging process or the withering of emotions. In art, it can be depicted as a symbol of decay or loss.

How to Memorize "shriveling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a raisin or a prune, which have shriveled due to the loss of water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shriveling' with aging, decay, or loss.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Shriveling is when things get small and wrinkled, like a raisin.'

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