Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrivelled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: shriv-elled
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

British usage

adj

Collapsed in size.

British usage

verb

simple past and past participle of shrivel

British usage

Example Sentences

"A prune is a shrivelled plum."
"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

Etymology

Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more shrivelled (comparative) most shrivelled (superlative) shriveled (alternative)

Derived Forms

unshrivelled

Phrases

shrivel up

Frequently Paired Words

shrivel up

Synonyms

shriveled shrunken withered wizen wizened dried-up sere sear

Questions

What does shrivelled mean?: Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Where does shrivelled come from?: Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

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