shrivel up en · VERB
Meanings
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To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.
"Look! - look! - look! she's shrivelling up! she's turning into a monkey!" and down he fell upon the ground, foaming and gnashing in a fit.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shrivels up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shrivelling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| shriveling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| shriveled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| shriveled up | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| shrivelled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| shrivelled up | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it disidratarsi (to become completely dry) · it seccarsi (to become completely dry)