Shrivelling

Synonyms for "shrivelling" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

contract contracting contraction decline decreasing

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

dehydrate desiccated desiccation diminish diminishing diminutiondrying out

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)

drying shrinkagedwindle fade shrinkage shriveled wane waning wilting wither withering wizened

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More general

12 entries

contraction decline decreasedecrease in sizedeformation desiccation deterioratedimensional changedrying dryness reduction shrink

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23 entries

anisotropic shrinkageatrophybudget shrinkagebulk shrinkagecrumple fadefruit shrivellingleaf shrivellingmarket contractionmicro shrinkagepopulation shrinkageresource declineseed shrivellingshrinking demandshrinking marketshrinking population

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Collocations

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cell shrivellingenvironmental stress shrivellingfruit shrivellingleaf shrivellingshrivel awayshrivel upshrivelled fruitshrivelled leavesshrivelling cellsshrivelling economyshrivelling fruitshrivelling leavesshrivelling processshrivelling skinshrivelling tissuetissue shrivelling

Inflections

5 entries

more shrivellingmost shrivellingshrivelled shrivellings shrivels

Derivations

2 entries

shrivel shrivelled

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