shriveling 1 of 2

variants or shrivelling
present participle of shrivel

shriveling

2 of 2

noun

variants or shrivelling

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shriveling
Verb
And with the shriveling of Kate Spade (and excluding Stuart Weitzman, which Tapestry recently unloaded), Coach represents nearly 80% of Tapestry sales. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025 Cover with another sheet of paper to help retain moisture and prevent shriveling of the fruit. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
If the tubers appear to be dry or shriveling, sprinkle the packing material lightly with water. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025 Other signs of mold or spoilage include shriveling, leaking juice, soft spots, or an off smell. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025 Weather extremes are shrivelling harvests on India's tea plantations, endangering the future of an industry famed for beverages as refreshing as Assam and Darjeeling, while reshaping a global trade estimated at more than $10 billion a year. Tora Agarwala, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriveling
Verb
  • PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That broke the navicular bone in her left foot, forcing her to withdraw from the trials and evaporating her hopes to make the Tokyo Games.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Camellia dieback and canker disease is characterized by sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The sellers had painted the walls a yellowish hue hovering somewhere between a ripe banana and the grey of a wilting pear.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Soundbar Deals The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus instantly enhances the sound on any TV without taking over your entire living room or draining your wallet.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, large swathes of Punjab and Sindh provinces, both key cotton-growing districts, are still draining out.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Homemade potpourri The most labor-intensive part of making potpourri is drying the fruit.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But channeling your grandma and hanging your clothes on a drying rack or clothes line will pay off over months and years.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The fading of the red, white, and blue.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those traditional systems are now collapsing alongside aquifers, and ancient settlements in Yazd in central Iran, Kerman in southeast Iran, and Khorasan in northeastern Iran have been abandoned as qanats dried up, aquifers caved in, and land subsided.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the homes now collapsing were once a few lots back from the beach, local residents told USA TODAY.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Wells points out that in addition to the natural waning of the virus, other public health measures, such as vaccination and isolation, are instrumental in stopping its spread.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With that in mind, the singer makes scorching sonic choices.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Le Creuset Stoneware Heritage Rectangular Dish This baking dish is crafted from durable stone that maintains even temperatures and prevents scorching.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025

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