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Shrivel vs Rivel - What's the difference?

shrivel | rivel |

In lang=en terms the difference between shrivel and rivel

is that shrivel is to draw into wrinkles while rivel is to cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.

As verbs the difference between shrivel and rivel

is that shrivel is to collapse inward; to crumble while rivel is to shrivel, wrinkle (up).

As a noun rivel is

(obsolete) a wrinkle; a rimple.

shrivel

English

Verb

(shrivell) (UK ) (en-verb) (US )
  • To collapse inward; to crumble.
    • I saw him shrivel on the ground in fear.
  • To become wrinkled.
    • His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.
  • To draw into wrinkles.
    • The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.

    rivel

    English

    Verb

    (rivell)
  • To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
  • To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.
  • *, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.279:
    • they crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, rivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies […].

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.
    • (Holland)
  • (US) A kind of dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup.

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