Antonyms for shrivel
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shriv-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃrɪv əl |
Definition of shrivel
Origin :- 1560s (implied in shriveled), of unknown origin, not found in Middle English; perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish skryvla "to wrinkle, to shrivel"), perhaps ultimately connected with shrimp (n.) and shrink (v.). Related: Shriveled; shriveling.
- verb dehydrate, dry up
- If you put the syrup hot to the ginger at first, it will shrink and shrivel.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- "Shrivel the falsehood" from us if we say we love Thee but obey Thee not!
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- I was commencin' to feel the shrivel, so it's California for Phoebe and me.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Draughts, however, should be avoided or stems and berries will shrivel.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- The thrift of New England did often shrivel into penuriousness.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- The woman seemed to sink, to shrivel, under the weight of her recollection.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
- Sparrows and Mice grow dry and shrivel, unused, upon the gallows.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- From thence they began to shrivel away with a terrifying rapidity.
- Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
- Otherwise they will shrivel and dry before the birds are cooked.
- Extract from : « American Cookery » by Various
- When set up and dried they shrivel, and are seldom modelled nicely.
- Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
Synonyms for shrivel
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