How Do You Spell SHRIVEL?

Pronunciation: [ʃɹˈɪvə͡l] (IPA)

The word "shrivel" is spelled with the letters s-h-r-i-v-e-l. It is pronounced /ˈʃrɪvəl/, with the stress on the first syllable. The initial sound is a voiceless palato-alveolar fricative, similar to the "sh" sound in "shoot." The following sound is a short i vowel, like the "ih" sound in "bit." The next sound is a voiced labiodental fricative, similar to the "v" sound in "vase." The final syllable contains a short e vowel sound, like the "eh" sound in "bet," followed by a voiceless alveolar lateral approximant, similar to the "l" sound in "love."

SHRIVEL Meaning and Definition

1. Shrivel is a verb that refers to the process of becoming smaller and wrinkled due to the loss of moisture or vitality. When something shrivels, it often appears to be dried out and shrunken. This word is most commonly used to describe the contraction or withering of living organisms, such as plants or human skin, but can also describe the drying or contraction of inanimate objects.

   In terms of plants, shriveling typically occurs as a response to unfavorable conditions such as drought, excessive heat, or lack of nutrients. The lack of water causes the cells to lose their turgidity, resulting in the plant losing its firmness and becoming limp, wilted, and, eventually, shriveled. As for human skin, it can shrivel due to aging, exposure to harsh weather conditions, dehydration, or certain diseases.

   Additionally, the term "shrivel" can be metaphorically used to describe a person's morale, spirit, or hopes diminishing or becoming deflated. In such cases, it implies a loss of vigor, energy, or enthusiasm, resulting in a bleak or gloomy outlook. This can occur due to setbacks, failures, or prolonged periods of stress.

   Overall, shrivel encapsulates the concept of something drying up, losing its vitality, and reducing in size or strength. Whether used to describe physical or metaphorical phenomena, this word conveys a sense of contraction, withering, and decline.

2. To shrink, to wither, to wrinkle, to lose moisture and contract.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. To cause to contract into wrinkles; to contract into wrinkles.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for SHRIVEL

• surival
• arrivel
• arivel
• sholvel
• shrave
• shavel
• shriley
• shrivvel
• shrivle
• srivel
• shrivled
• shrival
• shivel
• shriver
• srhivel
• shrviel
• Shrievel
• shrievlty
• shrivver
• sheriel
• shtikel
• Shrivald
• Shrever
• Scrigel

Etymology of SHRIVEL

The word "shrivel" originated from Middle English "shrivelen" which can be traced back to Old English "scrifan" or "scriþan", meaning "to shrivel, wither". This Old English word likely derived from Proto-Germanic "*skrībaną", meaning "to shrivel, contract, shrink". The root of this Proto-Germanic word is thought to be from the Proto-Indo-European "*skrebh-" or "*skrep-", meaning "to bend, turn". Over time, the word "shrivel" came to be associated with the process of drying up, wilting, or becoming shrunken, typically caused by loss of moisture.

Similar spelling words for SHRIVEL

• shrivel up,
• sharpley,
• sharply,
• sharples,
• shriveled,
• shrivelled.

Conjugate verb Shrivel

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be shrivelling

you would be shrivelling

he/she/it would be shrivelling

we would be shrivelling

they would be shrivelling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have shriveled; shrivelled

you would have shriveled; shrivelled

he/she/it would have shriveled; shrivelled

we would have shriveled; shrivelled

they would have shriveled; shrivelled

I would have shrivel

you would have shrivel

he/she/it would have shrivel

we would have shrivel

they would have shrivel

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been shrivelling

you would have been shrivelling

he/she/it would have been shrivelling

we would have been shrivelling

they would have been shrivelling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been shriveling; shrivelling

you would have been shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it would have been shriveling; shrivelling

we would have been shriveling; shrivelling

they would have been shriveling; shrivelling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would shrivel

you would shrivel

he/she/it would shrivel

we would shrivel

they would shrivel

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be shriveling; shrivelling

you would be shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it would be shriveling; shrivelling

we would be shriveling; shrivelling

they would be shriveling; shrivelling

FUTURE

I will shrivel

you will shrivel

he/she/it will shrivel

we will shrivel

they will shrivel

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be shriveling; shrivelling

you will be shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it will be shriveling; shrivelling

we will be shriveling; shrivelling

they will be shriveling; shrivelling

I will be shrivelling

you will be shrivelling

he/she/it will be shrivelling

we will be shrivelling

they will be shrivelling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have shriveled; shrivelled

you will have shriveled; shrivelled

he/she/it will have shriveled; shrivelled

we will have shriveled; shrivelled

they will have shriveled; shrivelled

I will have shrivelled

you will have shrivelled

he/she/it will have shrivelled

we will have shrivelled

they will have shrivelled

I will have shrivelled, will have shriveled

we will have shrivelled, will have shriveled

you will have shrivelled, will have shriveled

he/she/it will have shrivelled, will have shriveled

they will have shrivelled, will have shriveled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been shriveling; shrivelling

you will have been shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it will have been shriveling; shrivelling

we will have been shriveling; shrivelling

they will have been shriveling; shrivelling

I will have been shrivelling

you will have been shrivelling

he/she/it will have been shrivelling

we will have been shrivelling

they will have been shrivelling

IMPERATIVE

you shrivel

we let´s shrivel

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to shrivel

PAST

I shrivelled

you shrivelled

he/she/it shrivelled

we shrivelled

they shrivelled

I shrivelled, shriveled

we shrivelled, shriveled

you shrivelled, shriveled

he/she/it shrivelled, shriveled

they shrivelled, shriveled

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was shriveling; shrivelling

you were shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it was shriveling; shrivelling

we were shriveling; shrivelling

they were shriveling; shrivelling

I was shrivelling

you were shrivelling

he/she/it was shrivelling

we were shrivelling

they were shrivelling

PAST PARTICIPLE

shriveled; shrivelled

shrivelled

PAST PERFECT

I had shriveled; shrivelled

you had shriveled; shrivelled

he/she/it had shriveled; shrivelled

we had shriveled; shrivelled

they had shriveled; shrivelled

I had shrivelled

you had shrivelled

he/she/it had shrivelled

we had shrivelled

they had shrivelled

I had shrivelled, had shriveled

we had shrivelled, had shriveled

you had shrivelled, had shriveled

he/she/it had shrivelled, had shriveled

they had shrivelled, had shriveled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been shriveling; shrivelling

you had been shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it had been shriveling; shrivelling

we had been shriveling; shrivelling

they had been shriveling; shrivelling

I had been shrivelling

you had been shrivelling

he/she/it had been shrivelling

we had been shrivelling

they had been shrivelling

PRESENT

I shrivel

you shrivel

he/she/it shrivels

we shrivel

they shrivel

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am shriveling; shrivelling

you are shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it is shriveling; shrivelling

we are shriveling; shrivelling

they are shriveling; shrivelling

I am shrivelling

you are shrivelling

he/she/it is shrivelling

we are shrivelling

they are shrivelling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

shriveling; shrivelling

shrivelling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have shriveled; shrivelled

you have shriveled; shrivelled

he/she/it has shriveled; shrivelled

we have shriveled; shrivelled

they have shriveled; shrivelled

I have shrivelled

you have shrivelled

he/she/it has shrivelled

we have shrivelled

they have shrivelled

I have shriveled, have shrivelled

we have shriveled, have shrivelled

you have shriveled, have shrivelled

he/she/it has shriveled, has shrivelled

they have shriveled, have shrivelled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been shriveling; shrivelling

you have been shriveling; shrivelling

he/she/it has been shriveling; shrivelling

we have been shriveling; shrivelling

they have been shriveling; shrivelling

I have been shrivelling

you have been shrivelling

he/she/it has been shrivelling

we have been shrivelling

they have been shrivelling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it shrivel

SIMPLE PAST

I shriveled; shrivelled

you shriveled; shrivelled

he/she/it shriveled; shrivelled

we shriveled; shrivelled

they shriveled; shrivelled

I am shriveling, am shrivelling

we are shrivelling, are shriveling

you are shrivelling, are shriveling

he/she/it is shriveling, is shrivelling

they are shrivelling, are shriveling

I was shrivelling, was shriveling

we were shriveling, were shrivelling

you were shriveling, were shrivelling

he/she/it was shrivelling, was shriveling

they were shriveling, were shrivelling

I will be shriveling, will be shrivelling

we will be shriveling, will be shrivelling

you will be shriveling, will be shrivelling

he/she/it will be shriveling, will be shrivelling

they will be shriveling, will be shrivelling

I have been shriveling, have been shrivelling

we have been shriveling, have been shrivelling

you have been shrivelling, have been shriveling

he/she/it has been shriveling, has been shrivelling

they have been shrivelling, have been shriveling

I had been shrivelling, had been shriveling

we had been shrivelling, had been shriveling

you had been shrivelling, had been shriveling

he/she/it had been shrivelling, had been shriveling

they had been shrivelling, had been shriveling

I will have been shriveling, will have been shrivelling

we will have been shriveling, will have been shrivelling

you will have been shriveling, will have been shrivelling

he/she/it will have been shriveling, will have been shrivelling

they will have been shriveling, will have been shrivelling

I would have shrivelled, would have shriveled

we would have shrivelled, would have shriveled

you would have shrivelled, would have shriveled

he/she/it would have shrivelled, would have shriveled

they would have shrivelled, would have shriveled

I would be shrivelling, would be shriveling

we would be shrivelling, would be shriveling

you would be shrivelling, would be shriveling

he/she/it would be shrivelling, would be shriveling

they would be shrivelling, would be shriveling

I would have been shrivelling, would have been shriveling

we would have been shrivelling, would have been shriveling

you would have been shrivelling, would have been shriveling

he/she/it would have been shrivelling, would have been shriveling

they would have been shrivelling, would have been shriveling