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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenrugar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: en-ru-gar
"A fruta começou a enrugar no calor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To wrinkle and become smaller as a result of a loss of moisture or heat.
"The leaves on the plant began to shrivel under the intense summer sun." - 2
To cause something to wither, contract, or become reduced in significance or effectiveness.
"The unexpected financial crisis caused their hopes for expansion to shrivel."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'schrivelen', of uncertain origin, likely related to Old Norse or Scandinavian dialectal roots meaning to wrinkle or contract. Over centuries, the term has maintained its core physical sense of drying up and wrinkling, while also expanding metaphorically to describe the diminishing or weakening of abstract concepts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shrivel" is said worldwide
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flétrir
Transliteration: flet-rir
"Les fleurs ont commencé à flétrir dans la chaleur."
schrumpfen
Transliteration: schrump-fen
"Die Blätter schrumpfen in der Sonne."
aggrinzire
Transliteration: ag-grin-zi-re
"La frutta ha iniziato ad aggrinzire sul tavolo."
marchitarse
Transliteration: mar-chi-tar-se
"Las plantas empezaron a marchitarse por falta de agua."
enrugar
Transliteration: en-ru-gar
"A fruta começou a enrugar no calor."
सिकुड़ना
Transliteration: sikudna
"धूप में पौधे के पत्ते सिकुड़ने लगे।"
枯萎
Transliteration: kūwěi
"烈日下植物的叶子开始枯萎了。"
시들다
Transliteration: sideulda
"뜨거운 햇살 아래에서 식물의 잎이 시들기 시작했다."
しなびる
Transliteration: shinabiru
"果物が暑さでしなびてしまった。"
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