HyperDic: shriveled

English > 3 senses of the word shriveled:
ADJECTIVEallshriveled, dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
allshriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizenedlean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
allshriveled, shrivelled, shrunkenreduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
shriveled > pronunciation
Soundsshrih'vahld
Rhymesaddled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...
English > shriveled: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.
Example "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
Synonymsdried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered
Categoryvegetation, flora, botanyAll the plant life in a particular region or period
BroaderdryFree from liquid / liquid or moisture
Spanishmarchito, reseco, seco
English > shriveled: 3 senses > adjective 2
MeaningLean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
Examples
  • "the old woman's shriveled skin"
  • "he looked shriveled and ill"
Synonymsshrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
Broaderthin, leanlacking excess flesh
Spanisharrugado, debilitado, flojo
Catalanarrugat, debilitat, fluix
English > shriveled: 3 senses > adjective 3
MeaningReduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity.
Examples
  • "our shriveled receipts during the storm"
  • "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
Synonymsshrivelled, shrunken
Broaderdecreased, reducedmade less in size or amount or degree

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