What does shriveled mean?
Shriveled means Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant..
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Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant..
A prune is a shriveled plum.
Her lips looked too shriveled to close over her teeth.
Use shriveled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shriveled means Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant..
Common synonyms include lean, thin, dry, reduced.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A prune is a shriveled plum.
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