To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
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"
"he did well despite his withered arm"
"a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.