shrivel up



shrivel up

v.
1. To become completely shrunken and wrinkled: The leaves shriveled up and fell off the tree.
2. To cause something to become completely shrunken and wrinkled: The lack of rain shriveled up my roses. Soaking in the tub for too long will shrivel your skin up.
3. To lose vitality or intensity; dwindle: The buying power of the dollar shriveled up as inflation worsened.
See also: up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Radimir-Russian
MichaelMIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German), MEE-kah-el (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
DiogoDYAW-goo (Portuguese), JYAW-goo (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
LorneLAWRNEnglish
Sebastiano-Italian
Brygidabri-GEE-dahPolish