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verb (used without object), shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng -kuh n]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
to become reduced in extent or scope.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng -kuh n]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
Textiles . to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
noun an act or instance of shrinking.
a shrinking movement.
shrinkage.
Also shrinker . Also called head shrinker. Slang . a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of shrink First recorded before 900, and in 1955–60 for def. 9 ; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan; cognate with Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka “to shrink,” Norwegian skrukka “old shrunken woman”
SYNONYMS FOR shrink 1 withdraw, recoil, quail.
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synonym study for shrink 1 . See wince1 . 3 . See decrease.
OTHER WORDS FROM shrink shrink·a·ble, adjective shrink·ing·ly, adverb non·shrink·a·ble, adjective non·shrink·ing, adjective
non·shrink·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·shrink, verb, o·ver·shrank or, often, o·ver·shrunk; o·ver·shrunk or o·ver·shrunk·en; o·ver·shrink·ing. un·shrink·a·ble, adjective un·shrink·ing, adjective un·shrink·ing·ly, adverb
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Words nearby shrink shrimper, shrimpfish, shrimp plant, shrine, Shriner, shrink , shrinkage, shrinker, shrink fit, shrinking violet, shrink-wrap
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Example sentences from the Web for shrink Kurz called time on the coalition and in elections last September the Freedom Party saw its share of the vote shrink .
Is the Slide of European Populism Permanent? | Charu Kasturi| October 15, 2020| Ozy
The lever that’s now taking charge as demand recedes is the ongoing big shrink in inventory.
Housing flips the recession script: Prices will keep rising for up to a year, but here’s how the party will end | Shawn Tully| October 4, 2020| Fortune
The big looming shrink in pollution permits raises questions about the sustainability of the EV-maker’s bottom line.
Tesla’s biggest profit center is dangerously close to running out of power | Shawn Tully| September 30, 2020| Fortune
A shrink later told me the dream represented “safe danger,” but I never understood half of what he said, including that.
My Week Shadowing a Tornado Hunter in Oklahoma | Linda Logan| September 10, 2020| Outside Online
Frasier is a radio shrink and Roz is his producer and friend.
If your spirits need a boost, watch ‘Frasier’ | Kathi Wolfe| August 13, 2020| Washington Blade
Her magical ability to shrink people just by staring at them is also put to great use here.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy | Melissa Leon| January 7, 2015| DAILY BEAST
I learned some things I can't unlearn: human kneecaps look like rocks; bones when burnt, shrink and twist.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins' | Marilyn Johnson| November 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Republicans can change their brand, appeal to the electorate, shrink government, grow the economy, and save capitalism.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage | Dmitri Mehlhorn| November 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The underlying economic factors that cause deficits to shrink often create circumstances that push them to shrink even faster.
The Battle of the Deficit Bulge Has Been Won | Daniel Gross| October 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Even as we cheer for her stamina, we shrink from her rapacity.
Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75 | Katie Baker| September 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
On waking, she looked in the glass, only to shrink back in horror.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks | William Elliot Griffis
Involuntarily she began to shrink away from him, but escape him now she could not.
Istar of Babylon | Margaret Horton Potter
They turned, in silence, towards their santon; and Almamen did not shrink from the appeal; but stood forth, confronting the king.
Leila, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Do not shrink , and suspect, and hang back from what it may involve, with selfish and unconfiding and ungenerous half-heartedness.
Kept for the Master's Use | Frances Ridley Havergal
From this extreme application of his principle M. Comte does not shrink .
August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart Mill
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British Dictionary definitions for shrink verb shrinks , shrinking , shrank , shrunk , shrunk or shrunken to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
to become or cause to become smaller in size
(intr often foll by from ) to recoil or withdraw to shrink from the sight of blood to feel great reluctance (at) to shrink from killing an animal noun the act or an instance of shrinking
slang a psychiatrist
Derived forms of shrink shrinkable , adjective shrinker , noun shrinking , adjective shrinkingly , adverb Word Origin for shrink Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman
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Words related to shrink wane, dwindle, shorten, reduce, drop off, fall off, wither, decrease, lessen, diminish, narrow, shrivel, weaken, recede, retreat, wrinkle, compress, condense, deflate, concentrate