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Definition of Shriveling
1. shrivel [v] - See also: shrivel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shriveling
Literary usage of Shriveling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Joan of Arc: The English Mail Coach by Thomas De Quincey (1893)
"... abysses ! vision that didst start back, that didst reel away, like a.
shriveling scroll from before the wrath of fire racing on the wings of the wind ! ..."
2. Bacteria in Relation to Plant Diseases by Erwin Frink Smith (1911)
"The basal leaf had shriveled nearly to the stem and the blade of the next up was
yellow and shriveling. The stem and the foliage were light green. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Much shriveling of fruits in cold storage has been due largely to excessive
evaporation on account of the free transpiration activities of the fruits. ..."
4. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"These have been Diplodia stem-end rot, and the quick shriveling and drying of
the fruits. The lemons are so thin-skinned that the rind dries out and becomes ..."
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