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• v  wither, as with a loss of moisture
• v  decrease in size, range, or extent
  My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
• s  (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
• s  lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
• s  reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

• Dunois, Capron, Bordelais, Renaudall with shrivelled hams, bald or bleached heads, varicose veins, and wrinkled phizzesran three kilometres in Paris in a race for men over 70 .
• Into this yeasty confusion Byron injected himself at the request of English philhellenesas Howarth puts it, a "shrivelled, dyspeptic, doom-ridden little man" of 36, forlornly .
• In recent months the political fortunes of Boss Randolph have shrivelled.

• shrivel
• shrivel up
• shrink
• wither
• dried-up
• sere
• sear
• shriveled
• withered
• shrunken
• wizen
• wizened

News & Articles

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• High-tech helps tradition to make Hungary's Tokaj wine
  By Krisztina Than TOKAJ, Hungary (Reuters) - The Hungarian tradition of plucking shrivelled grapes, sometimes one-by-one, to make pricey, sweet white wine dates back centuries, but growers hope new technology ...
  Oct. 29, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Stephen Colbert in Toronto Star
  America needs prunes. It may not be a young, sexy plum. Granted, it's shrivelled and at times hard to swallow. But this dried-up old prune has the experience we need,Colbert said.
• Conrad Black in Times Online
  Lord Black, 63, said from his study: "The arguments started against me as a shock and awe campaign, portraying me as a thief on a massive scale, and have gradually shrivelled."
• Lewis Booth in The Guardian
  Chief financial officer, Lewis Booth, said the company's management was feeling more positive than three months ago: "We're a little more confident that the green shoots are still there and that they haven't shrivelled up."