Hyphenation of shriveled

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shriveled? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

shriv-eled

Definitions of shriveled:

1.
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Dried-up grass The desert was edged with sere vegetation Shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings Withered vines
2.
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
The old woman's shriveled skin He looked shriveled and ill A shrunken old man A lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws-W.F.Starkie He did well despite his withered arm A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
3.
Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Our shriveled receipts during the storm As the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled The dollar's shrunken buying power

Synonyms of shriveled:

adj dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered, dry
adj shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened, thin, lean
adj shrivelled, shrunken, decreased, reduced

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