Wizen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪzən/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wizen is an adjective meaning Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
Meaning
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
Example Sentences
Shrink like coal on the hearth! Wizen like filth on the wall!
1–2000 solution gave no blackening, the tissues of the apple wizening before any effect was seen.
His face was wizen and wrinkled, his faded blue eyes dim and weak-looking. He was feeble, and his hands were tremulous with a perpetual nervous motion.
Where his suspicions were cast no man knew for certain, but his plump features wizened, and his rosy cheeks grew white, his proud head drooped, and he walked with a piteous uncertainty for so pompous and lofty a man.
Word Forms
- wizzen
- wizens
- wizening
- wizened
Synonyms for wizen
Depending on context, synonyms include lean, thin, withered, wizened, shriveled, shrunken.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include withered, shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, thin, lean.
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