Shrivel
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- (FIGURATIVE) ធ្វើអោយលែងរំភើប (ចិត្ដ), រីង, ស្ងួត
Example: The dry air shrivels the leather.
verb — past tense: shriveled ; past participle: shriveled ; present participle: shriveling ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) (To shrink and make or become wrinkled, to dry or curl up, to wither) ស្វិត, រួញ
Example: The old apples were shriveled. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. 2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar. 3. To become or make much less or smaller, dwindle) ធ្វើអោយស្វិតជ្រួញ, ឡើងជ្រីវជ្រួញ
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: shriveled ; past participle: shriveled ; present participle: shriveling ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
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- abate, contract, decline, dry, parch, shrink, wilt, wither
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- refresh, rejuvenate, renew