What does rivel mean?
Rivel means (intransitive) To shrivel, wrinkle (up)..
Rivel
/ˈɹɪvəl/ · verb
Meaning
(intransitive) To shrivel, wrinkle (up)..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive) To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
- (transitive) To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.
- (obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.
- (US) A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.
Example Sentences
they crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, rivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies […]
It wanteth the due parching and ripening against the sunne: and by that meanes commeth short of the rivels and blacknesse that the outlandish pepper hath.
Synonyms for rivel
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Word Forms
- rivels
- riveling
- rivelling
- riveled
- rivelled
Usage Notes
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How do you use rivel in a sentence?
they crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, rivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies […]
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