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shrivel

/ˈʃrɪvəl/ /ˈʃrɪvəl/
  1. 1 buruşmak, kurumak, pörsümek

Definition (English)

To become dry, smaller and wrinkled, or to make something do this, because of heat, age or lack of water.

Example Sentences

  1. The leaves began to shrivel in the hot sun.
    Yapraklar sıcak güneşte buruşmaya başladı.
  2. Without water, the plants will shrivel and die.
    Su olmadan bitkiler kuruyup ölecek.

Verb Forms Regular

Base shrivel
/ˈʃrɪvəl/
Past shrivelled
/ˈʃrɪvəld/
Participle shrivelled
/ˈʃrɪvəld/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edshrivel → shrivelled

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. shrivelled /ˈʃrɪvəld/

Synonyms

Collocations

shrivel upshrivel and dieshrivel with ageshrivel from heat