Hyphenation of shrivelled

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

shriv-elled

Definitions of shrivelled:

1.	Wither, as with a loss of moisture The fruit dried and shriveled
2.	Decrease in size, range, or extent His earnings shrank My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
3.	(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
4.	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
5.	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 shrivelled:

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

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