shrivelled

• Beschreibt etwas, das trocken, faltig und zusammengeschrumpft ist, oft durch Alter, Hitze oder Feuchtigkeitsmangel. Bezieht sich auch auf Personen oder Körperteile, die eingefallen oder zusammengeschrumpft wirken.

Describes something that has become dry, wrinkled, and shrunken, often due to age, heat, or lack of moisture.

1. Dried and witheredB2formal

   Describes something, especially plants, that has lost all moisture and become wrinkled and shrunken.

   Verschrumpelt und vertrocknet

   • The leaves lay shrivelled on the ground after the long drought.
   • The once-plump grapes had become shrivelled and raisin-like.
   • He found a shrivelled flower pressed between the pages of the old book.

   Synonymedesiccateddried-upparchedsereshrunkenwitheredwizenedwrinkled

   Antonymehydratedlushplumpsucculentturgid

2. Wrinkled from age or illnessB2formal

   Describes skin that is lean, wrinkled, and shrunken, typically due to old age or sickness.

   Verschrumpelt

   • The old man's hands were shrivelled and covered in age spots.
   • After weeks in the hospital, her face looked pale and shrivelled.
   • His skin had become shrivelled from years of working in the sun.

   Synonymedried-upfurrowedsereshrunkenwitheredwizenedwrinkled

   Antonymeplumpsmoothtaut

3. Reduced in strength or intensityC1formal

   Describes something that has lost its effectiveness, vitality, or power.

   Entkräftet

   • His shrivelled ambition left him feeling empty and directionless.
   • The company's shrivelled profits forced it to downsize.
   • After the scandal, his reputation lay shrivelled and beyond repair.

   Synonymedepleteddiminisheddrainedfadedweakenedwithered

   Antonymepotentrobuststrongvigorous

• Verb, das den Vorgang des Schrumpfens, Zusammenziehens oder Austrocknens beschreibt, oft durch Feuchtigkeitsverlust oder Alterung.

A verb used to describe the process of becoming wrinkled, shrunken, or dried up, often due to loss of moisture or age.

1. Wither or shrinkB2formal

   To become dry, wrinkled, and smaller, typically due to loss of moisture.

   Schrumpfen oder zusammenschrumpfen

   • The leaves shriveled in the intense summer heat.
   • The fruit began to shrivel after being left out for days.
   • Without water, the plant's stems will shrivel and die.

   Synonymecontractdehydratedesiccatedry upshrinkwitherwrinkle

2. Decrease in size or extentC1formal

   To become smaller, weaker, or less significant.

   Schrumpfen

   • The company's profits shriveled during the economic downturn.
   • His enthusiasm shriveled after repeated failures.
   • The once-thriving community shriveled as people moved away.

   Synonymecontractdiminishdwindleshrinkwanewither

   Antonymeexpandflourishgrowincreaseswell

Phrasal-Variantenshrivel up