English

Alternative forms

• shriveled (US)

Adjective

shrivelled ‎(comparative more shrivelled, superlative most shrivelled)

1. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

   A prune is a shrivelled plum.

2. Collapsed in size.

   His insults, from someone I respect so much, make me want to shrivel up and die.

Verb

shrivelled

1. simple past tense and past participle of shrivel

Related terms

• shrivel up