how to pronounce shrivel

/ˈʃɹɪv.əl/

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shrivel is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of shrivel in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and blades of grass to shrivel and die …”

meanings of shrivel

verb:

To draw into wrinkles.
To become wrinkled.
To collapse inward; to crumble.

shrivel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shrivel occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shrivel can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that shrivel can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;