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I.shrivel [Brit ˈʃrɪv(ə)l, Am ˈʃrɪvəl] VB trans

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shrivel sun, heat:

shrivel skin

shrivel plant, leaf

II.shrivel <pres part etc shrivelling, shrivelled Brit shriveling, shriveled Am a. shrivel up> [Brit ˈʃrɪv(ə)l, Am ˈʃrɪvəl] VB intr

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se parcheminer

to shrivel

racornir sécheresse: plante

to shrivel

se racornir plante:

to shrivel

se ratatiner

to shrivel

recroqueviller

to shrivel up

se flétrir fruit:

to shrivel

rétrécir plante

to shrivel

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I.shrivel <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈʃrɪvəl] VB intr

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1. shrivel (wrinkle):

shrivel fruit, skin, plants

2. shrivel fig profits:

shrivel

II.shrivel <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈʃrɪvəl] VB trans

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shrivel crops, skin:

shrivel

shrivel up VB intr

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shrivel up fruit:

shrivel up

Phrases:

to want to shrivel up and die

vouloir disparaître

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ratatiner fruit

to shrivel

se recroqueviller (avec l'âge)

to shrivel up

se dessécher

to shrivel

to want to shrivel up and die

vouloir disparaître

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In most cases, by midday the delicate fruiting bodies shrivel, dry and fade from sight. en.wikipedia.org

Once the berry is completely drained, it shrivels to show the upcoming evolution. en.wikipedia.org

Certainly it does not shrivel or symmetrically reduce to a smaller size. en.wikipedia.org

Eggs are very sensitive to desiccation and soon shrivel when the host plant starts wilting. en.wikipedia.org

The more that people feel that they have nothing to lose, the more that power begins to shrivel. en.wikipedia.org

When dried, jelly fungi become hard and shriveled; when exposed to water, they return to their original form. en.wikipedia.org

As the plants grow and flower, the old corm is used up and shrivels away. en.wikipedia.org

The infected fruits mature prematurely, dry up, and shrivel. en.wikipedia.org

Eventually their hearts can no longer take the strain, however, and the creatures shrivel and die. en.wikipedia.org

It is able to take long periods without water, when it will shrivel and appear dead. en.wikipedia.org

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