Clues for the word "SHRIVEL"
We've had 20 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 35 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on January 17, 2025.
Definition of shrivel
- v. i. - To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
- v. t. - To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Referring Clues
- Get dry and wrinkly
- Contract
- Turn from a grape into a raisin, e.g.
- Wither to nothingness
- Decrease in vitality
- Become wrinkly
- Wizen
- Get all wrinkly
- Go from a grape to a raisin, e.g.
- Wither
- Become shrunken and wrinkled
- Get withered
- Mum's cooked liver is to dry up
- Reduce silver work with hydrogen injection
- Shrink asks for trousers to be pulled up (about time!
- Shrink jeans, returning within a short time
- Pucker up quietly - flower changes hands finally
- Make no comment on stream nearly left to dry up
- Wrinkle
- Wrinkle and contract
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - January 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - November 02, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - May 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 09, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 24, 2023
- Daily Quick - June 18, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - September 05, 2022
- Your Life Choices - August 02, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 24, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - July 11, 2017
- Daily Quick - June 18, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - May 18, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 01, 2017
- New York Times - May 14, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 12, 2014
- Family Time - June 29, 2014
- New York Times - February 27, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 14, 2013
- USA Today - April 26, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - December 15, 2010
- New York Times - July 30, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 19, 2010
- Guardian Prize - April 04, 2009
- New York Times - March 05, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 28, 2007
- New York Times - October 22, 2006
- Guardian Quiptic - March 21, 2005
- Family Time - December 15, 2004
- And in 5 more crossword puzzles...