shrivelling
31shrivel — [[t]ʃrɪ̱v(ə)l[/t]] shrivels, shrivelling, shrivelled V ERG When something shrivels, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. The plant shrivels and dies. [V n] ...dry weather that …
32black rot — noun a fungal or bacterial disease of plants producing blackening, shrivelling, and rotting …
33brown rot — noun 1》 a fungal disease producing discoloration and shrivelling of apples, pears, and other fruit. 2》 a fungal disease resulting in the softening and cracking of timber …
34shrivel — verb (shrivels, shrivelling, shrivelled; US shrivels, shriveling, shriveled) wrinkle and contract, or cause to wrinkle and contract, through loss of moisture. Origin C16: perh. of Scand. origin …
35contraction — n. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together, drawing in. 2. Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation …
36shrivel — also shrivel up verb shrivelled, shrivelling BrE, shriveled, shriveling AmE (I, T) if something shrivels or is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface is covered in lines because it is very dry or old: The grapes are left out in the sun to …
37shrivel — UK [ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] / US or shrivel up UK / US verb Word forms shrivel : present tense I/you/we/they shrivel he/she/it shrivels present participle shrivelling past tense shrivelled past participle shrivelled 1) a) [intransitive] if something such as a …
38shrivel up — shrivel UK [ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] / US or shrivel up UK / US verb Word forms shrivel : present tense I/you/we/they shrivel he/she/it shrivels present participle shrivelling past tense shrivelled past participle shrivelled 1) a) [intransitive] if something… …
39shrivel [ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] — (present participle shrivelling; past tense and past participle shrivelled) verb [I] if something such as a plant shrivels, it becomes smaller, thinner, and drier, and it does not look fresh and healthy shrivelled [ˈʃrɪv(ə)ld] adj …
40ˌshrivel ˈup — (present participle shrivelling; past tense and past participle shrivelled) verb [I] if something such as a plant shrivels, it becomes smaller, thinner, and drier, and it does not look fresh and healthy shrivelled [ˈʃrɪv(ə)ld] adj …
