Shriveled Meaning
There are 3 meaning(s) for word Shriveled
Meaning 1 : lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Example : the old woman's shriveled skin,he looked shriveled and ill
Synonyms : shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
Example : the old woman's shriveled skin,he looked shriveled and ill
Synonyms : shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
Meaning 2 : (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Example : shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
Synonyms : dried-up, sear, sere, shrivelled, withered
Example : shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
Synonyms : dried-up, sear, sere, shrivelled, withered
Meaning 3 : reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Example : our shriveled receipts during the storm,as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
Synonyms : shrivelled, shrunken
Example : our shriveled receipts during the storm,as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
Synonyms : shrivelled, shrunken