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scvrknout se — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shrivel verb To shrink and wrinkle, especially from losing moisture.
  • wither verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.

Senses

scvrknout se is used for these senses in English:

  • shrivel (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
  • wither (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
  • wizen (ambitransitive) To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.

wither — full definition

  1. verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.
  2. verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or importance.

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