SHRIVEL, verb intransitive shriv'l. [from the root of rivel.] To comtract; to draw or be drawn into wrinkles; to shrink and form corrugations; as, a leaf shrivels in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age. SHRIV'EL, verb transitive To contract into wrinkles; to cause to shrink into corrugations. A scorching sun shrivels the blades of corn. Snd shrivel'd herbs on withering stems decay. Dryden.
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