shrivelling
51shrivel — [shriv′əl] vt., vi. shriveled or shrivelled, shriveling or shrivelling [Early ModE, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial. skryvla, to wrinkle] 1. to shrink and make or become wrinkled or withered 2. to make or become helpless, useless, or… …
52shrivel — v.tr. & intr. (shrivelled, shrivelling or US shriveled, shriveling) contract or wither into a wrinkled, folded, rolled up, contorted, or dried up state. Etymology: perh. f. ON: cf. Sw. dial. skryvla to wrinkle …
53ophthalm- — combining form or ophthalmo Etymology: Greek, from ophthalmos eye more at ophthalmia 1. : eye : eyeball ophthalmotomy …
54tabescence — /tə besˈəns/ noun 1. Wasting 2. Shrivelling • • • Main Entry: ↑tabes …
