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1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
   "shrivelled grass"
   - dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled [US], withered
    
2. Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
   "the old woman's shrivelled skin"
   - shriveled [US], shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
    
3. Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
   "our shrivelled receipts during the storm"
   - shriveled [US], shrunken

1. Wither, as with a loss of moisture
   - shrivel up, shrink, wither
    
2. Decrease in size, range, or extent
   "His earnings shrivelled"
   - shrink

See also: decreased, dry, lean, reduced, thin

Type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

Encyclopedia: Shrivel