Shriveled vs Shrivelled - What's the difference?
shriveled | shrivelled | Alternative forms |
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Collapsed in size.
(shrivel)
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Collapsed in size.
(shrivel)
Shrivelled is a alternative form of shriveled.
As adjectives the difference between shriveled and shrivelled
is that shriveled is wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant while shrivelled is wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.As verbs the difference between shriveled and shrivelled
is that shriveled is past tense of shrivel while shrivelled is past tense of shrivel.shriveled
English
Alternative forms
* shrivelled (UK)Adjective
(en adjective)- A prune is a shriveled plum.
Verb
(head)shrivelled
English
Alternative forms
* shriveled (US)Adjective
(en adjective)- A prune is a shrivelled plum.
- His insults, from someone I respect so much, make me want to shrivel up and die.