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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRIVELLING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRIVELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrivelling is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shrivelling in English.

WHAT DOES SHRIVELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shrivelling

Shrivelling

Shrivelling is a natural phenomenon where an object, with an attached sub-elastic covering, has its interior volume reduced in some way. The covering, which cannot contract any further, is then obliged to wrinkle and buckle, in order to preserve surface area while containing the lesser volume.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRIVELLING

PRESENT

Present
I shrivel
you shrivel
he/she/it shrivels
we shrivel
you shrivel
they shrivel
Present continuous
I am shrivelling
you are shrivelling
he/she/it is shrivelling
we are shrivelling
you are shrivelling
they are shrivelling
Present perfect
I have shrivelled
you have shrivelled
he/she/it has shrivelled
we have shrivelled
you have shrivelled
they have shrivelled
Present perfect continuous
I have been shrivelling
you have been shrivelling
he/she/it has been shrivelling
we have been shrivelling
you have been shrivelling
they have been shrivelling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shrivelled
you shrivelled
he/she/it shrivelled
we shrivelled
you shrivelled
they shrivelled
Past continuous
I was shrivelling
you were shrivelling
he/she/it was shrivelling
we were shrivelling
you were shrivelling
they were shrivelling
Past perfect
I had shrivelled
you had shrivelled
he/she/it had shrivelled
we had shrivelled
you had shrivelled
they had shrivelled
Past perfect continuous
I had been shrivelling
you had been shrivelling
he/she/it had been shrivelling
we had been shrivelling
you had been shrivelling
they had been shrivelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shrivel
you will shrivel
he/she/it will shrivel
we will shrivel
you will shrivel
they will shrivel
Future continuous
I will be shrivelling
you will be shrivelling
he/she/it will be shrivelling
we will be shrivelling
you will be shrivelling
they will be shrivelling
Future perfect
I will have shrivelled
you will have shrivelled
he/she/it will have shrivelled
we will have shrivelled
you will have shrivelled
they will have shrivelled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shrivelling
you will have been shrivelling
he/she/it will have been shrivelling
we will have been shrivelling
you will have been shrivelling
they will have been shrivelling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shrivelling
you would shrivelling
he/she/it would shrivelling
we would shrivelling
you would shrivelling
they would shrivelling
Conditional continuous
I would be shrivelling
you would be shrivelling
he/she/it would be shrivelling
we would be shrivelling
you would be shrivelling
they would be shrivelling
Conditional perfect
I would have shrivelling
you would have shrivelling
he/she/it would have shrivelling
we would have shrivelling
you would have shrivelling
they would have shrivelling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shrivelling
you would have been shrivelling
he/she/it would have been shrivelling
we would have been shrivelling
you would have been shrivelling
they would have been shrivelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shrivel
we let´s shrivel
you shrivel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shrivel
Past participle
shrivelled
Present Participle
shrivelling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRIVELLING

shrinelike
shrink
shrink fit
shrink wrap
shrink-wrap
shrink-wrapped
shrink-wrapping
shrinkable
shrinkage
shrinker
shrinking
shrinking violet
shrinkingly
shrinkpack
shritch
shrive
shrivel
shrivelled
shriven
shriver

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRIVELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of shrivelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHRIVELLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shrivelling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shrivelling

Translation of «shrivelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRIVELLING

Find out the translation of shrivelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shrivelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shrivelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

枯萎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marchitamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

shrivelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shrivelling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انكمشت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сморщивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shrivelling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুঁচন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dessèchement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shrivelling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schrumpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shrivelling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shrivelling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cepet banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shrivelling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shrivelling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Shravelling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

BÜZÜŞMESINI
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvizzimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyschnięcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сморщивание
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbârcire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξήρανσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inkrimping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uttorkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

-nings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrivelling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRIVELLING»

The term «shrivelling» is normally little used and occupies the 135.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRIVELLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shrivelling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shrivelling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shrivelling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRIVELLING»

Discover the use of shrivelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrivelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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INVESTIGATIONS ON GOLDEN APPLE (Spondias cyherea) PRODUCTION ...
Storage of green golden apple Shrivelling At 28, 18 and 13°C, no si£ns of shrivelling appeared during storage contrary to the situation at 8°C(P<0.001) ( Figure 11). Shrivelling, therefore, is a sign of chilling injury. This temperature- dependent ...
2
Chromosome Engineering in Plants: Genetics, Breeding, Evolution
Heterochromatin and Kernel Shrivelling The relationship between telomeric heterochromatin, present in triticales, and kernel shrivelling, meiotic instability and disturbed endosperm development has been well-documented (see Gupta and ...
P.K. Gupta, T. Tsuchiya, 1991
3
Third Regional Workshop on Tropical Fruits
2.2 Results 2.2.1 Shrivelling No shrivelling occurred at 28, 18 or 13°C but it did happen at 8°C. This is one of the major signs of chilling injury due to the collapse of the chilled cells beneath the surface of the fruit. The shrivelling finally resulted  ...
4
The Horticultural Register
A. L. A. T. ON THE SHRIVELLING OF GRAPES. March 2nd, 1836. Sir, — I am very glad to find that the disease in grapes, generally known by the terms " shrivelling," or " shanking," is apparently calling forth the attention of your readers , as I am ...
Joseph Harrison, Sir Joseph Paxton, 1836
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The Horticultural register
ON THE DISEASE CALLED "SHRIVELLING" OF GRAPES. To the Editor of the Horticultural Register. Sir, — At page 350 of the September number of the Horticultural Register, Mr. John Mills has solicited the assistance of yourself and your ...
‎1835
6
Accelerating the Transfer of Wheat Breeding Gains to ...
Seed shrivelling — An independent assessment of shrivelling characteristics of wheat varieties is not readily available. A variety's shrivelling characteristics are probably related to its performance when it is planted late. There was not much ...
Paul W. Heisey, Munir Ahmad, 1990
7
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
In other cases it is a sort of shrivelling of the convolutions, which present an unequal and granular surface. Sometimes this shrivelling is accompanied with different shades of colour, evidently dependent on a former effusion of blood. In either ...
‎1835
8
The Medico-chirurgical Review
In other cases it is a sort of shrivelling of the convolutions, which present an unequal and granular surface. Sometimes this shrivelling is accompanied with different shades of colour, evidently dependent on a former effusion of blood. In either ...
James Johnson, 1835
9
Fifty Years Of Indian Agriculturevol. 1 : Production And ...
Oct.) Should not be yellowish, tender stems Dia 25 mm and above, length 30-45 mm Shrivelling and brown spots, <20% surface area, dull appearance Upto 20% shrivelling, misshape dull look dry or without stalk, upto 20% packing/pressure ...
Ali Mohammad And Hifzur Rehman (eds.), Ali Mohammad, Hifzur Rehman, Abdul Munir, 2007
10
UNECE Standard on the Marketing and Commercial Quality ...
Photo 68 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m Photo 68 Classification: "Class ll, blossom end deterioration" — limit allowed - shrivelling not exceeding 1/3 of the surface Interpretation: Slight shrivelling or lack of turgidity covering up to 1/3 of the sweet pepper is ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRIVELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrivelling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scary villages where human sacrifices are still taking place
... off by an occult group called the Orkas, who buried it in a parched farmer's field in a bloody ritual meant to summon the rain and save their shrivelling crops. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
2
Apathy or sabotage, what's killing Mumbai's rain trees?
Rain trees at Santacruz are also shrivelling due to neglect, and as some allege, sabotage. Locals allege that trees closer to construction sites are at greater risk. «Mid-Day, Jun 15»
3
A touch of frost
Depending on where you live, a late frost can hit in late May or even in June, reducing your tender plants to shrivelling corpses, so it's prudent to be cautious ... «shropshirestar.com, Apr 15»
4
The debacle of the Workers' Party in Brazil
The shrivelling of Dilma's administration signals the exhaustion of the political project of the Workers' Party. A historical cycle of the Brazilian left is now coming to ... «Open Democracy, Apr 15»
5
Johnny Depp's Mortdecai slammed by critics as 'psychotically unfunny'
"This is comfortably the actor's worst film since Alice in Wonderland, and even dedicated fans will find their hearts shrivelling up like week-old party balloons at ... «New Zealand Herald, Jan 15»
6
On Beauty: Don't shrivel up like a sun-dried tomato in radiator season
The first warning sign that my skin is shrivelling up more quickly than a sun-dried tomato is when the skin at the bridge of my nose gets rough and flaky. I use the ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
7
Sacking the boss is no panacea for a shrivelling stock price
In Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts had but one response to any question. It was always: “Off with their heads”. Stock market investors ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
8
Shrivelling returns for wine grape growers sees interest in dried fruit …
Low returns for wine grapes have seen growers look to the dried fruit indsutry as a lifeline, according to a major processor. While the dried fruit industry doesn't ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
9
Was Kyung Wha Chung right to upbraid a coughing child disturbing …
Shrivelling put-down... violinist Kyung Wha Chung Photograph: PR. Contact ... “With one shrivelling putdown, a tetchy atmosphere turned toxic.” Jeal agrees - “I ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
10
Blake Lively attacked by swarm of bees
They were shrivelling. "It felt like I was being shot by dozens of tiny invisible darts. I felt like the Wicked Witch, melting, melting, burning, melting. She quickly ... «Stuff.co.nz, Aug 14»

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