Wrapped vs Shriveled - What's the difference?
wrapped | shriveled |
(wrap)
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Collapsed in size.
(shrivel)
As verbs the difference between wrapped and shriveled
is that wrapped is (wrap) while shriveled is (shrivel).As adjectives the difference between wrapped and shriveled
is that wrapped is encased in a wrapping while shriveled is wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.wrapped
English
Alternative forms
* wraptVerb
(head)Derived terms
* a riddle wrapped up in an enigmashriveled
English
Alternative forms
* shrivelled (UK)Adjective
(en adjective)- A prune is a shriveled plum.