1. wrinkled and dried up, especially from heat, cold, or age
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘shriveled’

Examples

• The shrivelled leaves fell from the tree in autumn.
• After days in the sun, the grapes became shrivelled raisins.
• His shrivelled hands showed his advanced age.
• The drought left the crops shrivelled and worthless.
• She found a shrivelled apple at the bottom of her bag.
• The old man’s shrivelled face told stories of a hard life.
• The flowers were shrivelled from lack of water.