Définition anglaise de “shrivel”

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shrivelverb

uk ​ /ˈʃrɪv.əl/ us ​ /ˈʃrɪv.əl/ -ll- or US usually -l-

› [ I or T ] to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this:

The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.
You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies.

› [ I ] to become much smaller than is needed or wanted:

Profits are shrivelling as the recession gets worse.

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shrivelled
adjective uk ​ /ˈʃrɪv.əld/ us ​ /ˈʃrɪv.əld/

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Those oranges were looking old and shrivelled, so I threw them out.

(Definition of “shrivel” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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shrivelverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /ˈʃrɪv·əl/ -l-, -ll-

› to become dried out and smaller, appearing crushed or folded, or to make something do this:

[ T ] The hot sun shriveled the flowers I put in the window.

(Definition of “shrivel” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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