shrivel

Other forms of shrivel

past tense or participle

shrivelled

present participle

shrivelling

third person

shrivels·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shrivel

What does shrivel mean?

shrivel means "wither, as with a loss of moisture". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shrivel?

shrivel has 2 syllables: shriv-el. The stress falls on "shriv". In IPA it is /ˈʃɹɪvəl/.

What is another word for shrivel?

Close synonyms include shrivel up, shrink, wither, shrink. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shrivel a common word?

shrivel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.