(shriv-el) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to become wrinkled and dry from heat or lack of moisture.

Example Sentence

The flowers will shrivel in the heat.

More Example Sentences

Without water the flowers will shrivel.

Synonyms

wither; dry; shrink

Antonyms

expand; grow; plump

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Rhymes

  • civil
  • divall
  • drivel
  • shrivel
  • snivel
  • swivel

  • uncivil