Synonyms:
shrink, shrivel
Meaning: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
Synonyms:
shrivel, shrivel_up, shrink, wither
Meaning: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Usage examples
In an atmosphere of suspicion men shrivel up; but in that atmosphere they expand, and find encouragement and educative fellowship.
But, like a virtuous medicine, self-diffused Through all men's hearts thy love shall sink and float; Till every feeling false, and thought unwise, Selfish, and seeking, shall, sternly disused, Wither, and die, and shrivel up to nought; And Christ, whom they did hang 'twixt earth and skies, Up in the inner world of men arise.