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shriveling

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variants: or shrivelling

Synonyms & Antonyms of shriveling

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in waning, withering

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shriveling

ebbing,
fading,
waning,
wilting,
withering

decadence,
decay,
decaying,
declension,
decline,
declining,
degeneration,
descent,
deterioration

death,
decease,
demise,
dying,
end,
exit,
expiration,
expiring,
expiry,
perishing

regression,
retrogression,
reversion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for shriveling

development,
growth,
maturation,
maturing,
ripening

blossoming,
flourishing,
flowering

mellowing,
softening

shriveling

verb

variants: or shrivelling

present participle of shrivel

Synonyms & Antonyms of shriveling (Entry 2 of 2)

to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration

Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shriveling

wilting,
withering

drying up,
mummifying,
wizening

dehumidifying

draining

evaporating

air-drying,
baking

dehydrating,
desiccating,
drying,
parching,
scorching,
searing

collapsing,
deflating,
flattening

abating,
decreasing,
diminishing,
dwindling,
lessening

declining,
fading,
waning

receding,
retreating,
withdrawing

compressing,
condensing,
constricting,
contracting,
shrinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for shriveling

freshening,
reviving

blooming,
flourishing,
prospering,
thriving

accumulating,
growing,
increasing

ballooning,
inflating,
puffing (up)

expanding,
snowballing,
swelling

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