MEANING
To become dry, shrunken, or wrinkled, especially through age, illness, or loss of moisture.
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Words that belong together
- wizened face
- wizened fruit
- skin wizened with age
- wizened skin
On the page
The apple wizened on the windowsill, its skin tightening around the core.
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Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- wizen
- Past tense
- wizened
- Past participle
- wizened
- Present participle
- wizening
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- wizen
- Present continuous
- am/is/are wizening
- Present perfect
- have/has wizened
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been wizening
- Past
- wizened
- Past continuous
- was/were wizening
- Past perfect
- had wizened
- Past perfect continuous
- had been wizening
- Future
- will wizen
- Future continuous
- will be wizening
- Future perfect
- will have wizened
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been wizening
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Usage notes
Uncommon and literary; usually describes gradual physical shrinking or wrinkling.
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