shrinking

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/ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause to become smaller.“The dryer shrank my sweater.”
To become smaller; to contract.“This garment will shrink when wet.”
To cower or flinch.“Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.”
To draw back; to withdraw.

noun

The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

Related words

Synonyms

funk shirk retreat shrink back shrinkage dwindling diminishing waning subsiding declining decrease diminution lowering lessening contraction contracting reduced slowdown

Antonyms

enlarge expand grow stretch

Associated

aral violet shrink shrunk swelling generator recession workforce preference staying aging

Rhymes

wishful thinking thinking stinking unthinking linking drinking winking rethinking without thinking blinking

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