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Shriveling is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shriveling in a sentence

Related words

Shriveling | Shrivel | Shriveled | Shrivels

Shriveling meaning

present participle and gerund of shrivel

Using Shriveling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shrivel

Context around Shriveling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

replace 1×

Often after:

resources 1× film 1×

Sentence patterns with Shriveling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

anger and shriveling resources even 1× for the shriveling of lakes 1× pavement is shriveling so slowly 1× to replace shriveling film sales 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amid mounting public 1× but the pavement 1× he also spent 1× separately the same 1×

Common sentence endings:

hard to notice 1× in recent weeks 1× out of control 1× shriveling film sales 1×

Words around Shriveling

Just before it in the word index:

shriveled 12 shrivel 12 shrivastava 16 shrivastav 10 shrishti 2 shrirang 3

Just after it in the word index:

shrivelled 10 shrivelling 3 shrivels 4 shrivenham 5 shriver 60 shrividya 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Shriveling

  • In this selection, "shriveling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, replace, resources and film stand out and add context to how "shriveling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include anger and shriveling resources even and for the shriveling of lakes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shriveling" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shriveling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But the pavement is shriveling so slowly, it can be hard to notice. (13 words)

Amid mounting public anger and shriveling resources, even big-time tanker operators admit their industry is out of control. (19 words)

He also spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build up a high-margin printer ink business to replace shriveling film sales. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Separately, the same high pressure system compounded by scarce Alpine snow melt this year has been a factor for the shriveling of lakes and rivers in northern Italy in recent weeks. (31 words)

He also spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build up a high-margin printer ink business to replace shriveling film sales. (22 words)

Amid mounting public anger and shriveling resources, even big-time tanker operators admit their industry is out of control. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

But the pavement is shriveling so slowly, it can be hard to notice.

Separately, the same high pressure system compounded by scarce Alpine snow melt this year has been a factor for the shriveling of lakes and rivers in northern Italy in recent weeks.

Amid mounting public anger and shriveling resources, even big-time tanker operators admit their industry is out of control.

He also spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build up a high-margin printer ink business to replace shriveling film sales.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shriveling" in a sentence?
An example: "But the pavement is shriveling so slowly, it can be hard to notice." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shriveling" from authentic English texts.
What does "shriveling" mean?
Shriveling means: present participle and gerund of shrivel
How many example sentences with "shriveling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "shriveling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.