/ˈʃrɪvl ||; ˈʃrɪvḷ/verb [I,T] (shrivelling;shrivelled (US 美) shriveling;shriveled)shrivel (sth) (up) to become smaller, especially because of dry conditions 变小（尤指因为干燥）: The plants shrivelled up and died in the hot weather. 植物因天气炎热而枯死。