adjective
- wrinkled and contracted, especially from loss of moisture or age
Examples
- The shriveled apple had been sitting in the sun for days.
- Her shriveled hands showed the effects of years of hard work.
- The drought left the crops shriveled and worthless.
- He found a shriveled balloon under the couch from last year’s party.
- The shriveled leaves crunched under our feet as we walked.
- The raisins were just shriveled grapes that had been dried in the sun.