wizening
Drying up slowly
Wizening is the process of becoming wizened—shrinking and wrinkling with age or dryness.
The word applies to faces, skin, fruit, or anything that shrivels over time: the wizening of apples left too long in storage, His face was wizening with each passing year.
The related adjective wizened describes the end state.
Dry and decay
- shrivelContract from dryness
- desiccateRemove all moisture
- dehydrateRemove water from
- parchDry out thoroughly
dry · atrophy · dwindle · contract · shrink · diminish · wilt · prune
Narrow plowed channels
- creasesLines made by folding
- crow's-feetWrinkles at eye corners
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- groovesNarrow carved channels
crinkles · weathered · etched · corrugated · crumpled · puckered · sun-damaged · sagging
Gradual functional decline with age
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
dotage · decrepitude · geriatrics · gerontology · venerable · hoary · superannuated · silver-haired
wither
Dry and decay
parch · dry · atrophy · dwindle · contract · shrink · diminish · wilt · prune · raisin
furrows
Narrow plowed channels
- creasesLines made by folding
- crow's-feetWrinkles at eye corners
- linesStrokes connecting two points
grooves · crinkles · weathered · etched · corrugated · crumpled · puckered · sun-damaged · sagging · craggy
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
centenarian · dotage · decrepitude · geriatrics · gerontology · venerable · hoary · superannuated · silver-haired · pensioner
wizeningplumping
Making something fuller
plumping up · swelling · hydrating · filling out · expanding
wizeningrejuvenating
Restoring youthful energy
blooming · flourishing · freshening · revitalizing · blossoming
wizeninghydrating
Supplying with fluid
moistening · rehydrating · saturating · soaking · dampening