shrivel
/ˈʃrɪvəl/
verb
- To become wrinkled, shrunken, and dry, often because of heat, cold, or lack of water.
- If you leave the grapes in the sun, they will shrivel into raisins.
- The leaves began to shrivel in the intense summer heat.
- Her skin started to shrivel after spending hours in the hot bath.
- To cause something to become wrinkled, shrunken, and dry.
- The drought shriveled the crops, leaving the farmers with nothing.
- The dry wind shriveled the flowers in the garden.
- Too much heat can shrivel the delicate fabric of the dress.
- To lose strength, energy, or confidence; to diminish or fade away.
- His enthusiasm shriveled when he saw how much work was left.
- The company's profits shriveled during the economic downturn.
- Under the harsh criticism, her confidence began to shrivel.