shrivel up

English

Verb

shrivel up (third-person singular simple present shrivels up, present participle shriveling up or shrivelling up, simple past and past participle shriveled up or shrivelled up)

1. To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     "Look! - look! - look! she's shrivelling up! she's turning into a monkey!" and down he fell upon the ground, foaming and gnashing in a fit.

Translations

to become completely dry

• Italian: disidratarsi, seccarsi