Shrivelling synonyms

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withering
(Obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
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shrinking
To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold:
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wrinkling
(Intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
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wilting
Wilt means to become limp.
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parching
To burn the surface of, to scorch.
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dehydrating
To deplete the bodily fluids of a person or organism:
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aging
(Intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
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searing
(Archaic) To dry up; wither
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expanding (antonym)
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
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enlarging (antonym)
To become larger; grow or swell.
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growing (antonym)
To allow to grow
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dry (related)
To become dry:
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contracting (related)
To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement:
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Find another word for shrivelling. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shrivelling, like: withering, shrinking, wrinkling, wilting, parching, dehydrating, aging, searing, expanding, enlarging and growing.
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Shrivelling Sentence Examples

  • Cutting through the poppy-head caused the shrivelling up of the young fruit, but the heads which had been carefully incised yielded more seed than those which had not been cut at all.

  • The usual necrosis of the injured cortex occursdrying up, shrivelling, and consequent stretching and cracking of the dead cortex on the wood beneath.

  • The " cotton stainers," various species of Dysdercus, are widely distributed, occurring for example in America, the West Indies, Africa, India, &c. The larvae suck the sap from the young bolls and seeds, causing shrivelling and reduction in quantity of fibre.

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