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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Shrivel

/shrĭ'vəl/ · Shriv·el · IPA /ˈʃɹɪvəl/
01 v. i. To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- …
imp. & p. p. Shriveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling
  1. 1.
    To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
02 v. t. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
  1. 1.
    To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.