Shrinkingness example sentences

shrinking

adjective

shrinking (adjective)

  - becoming smaller in size or amount:

shrink

verb

shrinking (present participle)

  - become or make smaller in size or amount:

  - (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water:

  - fit something tightly on or onto another object by expanding it with heat and then cooling it rapidly after positioning:

  - move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust:

  - be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing):

  - become withdrawn.

Synonyms

contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, narrow, shorten, slim, decline, condense, deflate, shrivel, wither, truncate, abbreviate, concentrate, abridge, compress, squeeze, expand, increase, recoil, retreat, withdraw, flinch, blench, start, wince, cringe, cower, quail, recoil, demur, flinch, confront

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