shrivelers
Things causing shrinkage
Things that cause shrinking, wrinkling, or withering.
Shrivelers might be environmental conditions—drought, frost, time—or figurative forces that diminish vitality: Cynicism and despair are the great shrivelers of hope.
The term is uncommon, appearing mainly when personifying destructive agents.
Materials that absorb moisture
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
- raisinsDried grape snack
prunes · dried fruit · moisture loss · withering · currants · sultanas · jerky · preservation
Surface lines from folding
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- witheringDrying and declining
deterioration · sagging · desiccation · mummification · senescence · decline · fading · wasting
Those who evaluate work
- intimidatorsThose who frighten deliberately
- humiliatorsPeople who shame others
- diminishersThings that lessen magnitude
- belittlersPeople who minimize others
demoralizers · discouragers · put-downs · killjoys · naysayers · rejection · embarrassment · shame
Thin ice coating
- freezer burnDehydration from cold storage
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- cryogenicExtremely low temperature
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
winter · hypothermia · frostbite · chilling · refrigeration · freeze-drying · permafrost · icy
desiccants
Materials that absorb moisture
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
raisins · prunes · dried fruit · moisture loss · withering · currants · sultanas · jerky · preservation · curing
wrinkles
Surface lines from folding
withering · deterioration · sagging · desiccation · mummification · senescence · decline · fading · wasting · shrinking
critics
Those who evaluate work
- intimidatorsThose who frighten deliberately
- humiliatorsPeople who shame others
- diminishersThings that lessen magnitude
belittlers · demoralizers · discouragers · put-downs · killjoys · naysayers · rejection · embarrassment · shame · scorn
frost
Thin ice coating
- freezer burnDehydration from cold storage
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- cryogenicExtremely low temperature
frozen · winter · hypothermia · frostbite · chilling · refrigeration · freeze-drying · permafrost · icy · numb
scorchers
Extremely hot days
baking · roasting · parching · grills · dryers · kilns · radiators · hot winds · heatwaves · searing
shrivelersplumpers
Devices adding facial fullness
expanders · enlargers · dilators · stretchers · amplifiers
shrivelersmoisturizers
Skin-hydrating topical products
revitalizers · nourishers · rejuvenators · refreshers · restorers