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Verb: shrivel up
  1. Become dry, thin and weak or dead due to loss of water
    - shrivel, shrink, wither

Derived forms: shrivelling up, shrivelled up, shrivels up

Type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

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shrink from
shrinkable
shrinkage
shrinking
shrinking violet
shrinkwrap
shrink-wrap
shrink-wrapped software
shrive
shrivel
shrivel up
shriveled
shrivelled
shroff
shroom
Shropshire
shroud
Shrove Tuesday
Shrovetide
shrub
shrubbery