shrivel - Meaning in Bengali

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shrivel - Meaning in Bengali

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Definitions and Meaning of shrivel in English

shrivel verb

1. decrease in size, range, or extent

   Synonyms

   shrink

   কুঁচিত হত্তয়া

   Examples

   • "His earnings shrank"
   • "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
2. wither, as with a loss of moisture

   Synonyms

   shrink, shrivel up, wither, wither

   Example

   • "The fruit dried and shriveled"

Description

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.

Also see "Shrivelling" on Wikipedia

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