murchar — meaning in English

English meaning

• deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.
• shrivel verb To shrink and wrinkle, especially from losing moisture.
• wilt verb To droop and lose freshness, as a plant does when it lacks water.
• wither verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.

Senses

murchar is used for these senses in English:

• deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
• shrivel (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
• wither (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

deflate — full definition

1. verb To let air or gas out of something.
2. verb To make someone feel suddenly less confident or excited.
3. verb To reduce the amount of money in circulation, lowering prices.

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