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shrunken
shrunk·en S0377400 (shrŭng′kən)v.A past participle of shrink.shrunken (ˈʃrʌŋkən) vb a past participle of shrinkadj (usually prenominal) reduced in size: a shrunken head. shrink (ʃrɪŋk)
v. shrank, often, shrunk; shrunk shrunk•en; shrink•ing; v.i. 1. to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed. 2. to become reduced in extent, compass, or value. 3. to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger. v.t. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 5. preshrink. n. 6. an act or instance of shrinking. 7. shrinkage. 8. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst. [before 900; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan, c. Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink] shrink′er,
n. syn: See decrease. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | shrunken - 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"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"withered, wizen, wizened, shriveled, shrivelledlean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | | 2. | shrunken - reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"shriveled, shrivelleddecreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree |
shrunkenadjectivePhysically haggard:cadaverous, drawn, emaciated, gaunt, skeletal, wasted.Idiom: skin and bones.Translationsshrink1 (ʃriŋk) – past tense shrank (ʃrӕŋk) : past participle shrunk (ʃraŋk) verb1. to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller. My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes? 縮小 缩小2. to move back in fear, disgust etc (from). She shrank (back) from the man. 畏縮 畏缩3. to wish to avoid something unpleasant. I shrank from telling him the terrible news. 迴避 回避ˈshrinkage (-kidʒ) noun the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks. 縮小(量) 收缩（量） shrunken (ˈʃraŋk(ən)) adjective having been made or become smaller. 縮小的 收缩的EncyclopediaSeeShrinkMedicalSeeshrinkshrunken
Synonyms for shrunkenadj physically haggardSynonyms- cadaverous
- drawn
- emaciated
- gaunt
- skeletal
- wasted
Synonyms for shrunkenadj lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illnessSynonyms- withered
- wizen
- wizened
- shriveled
- shrivelled
Related Wordsadj reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensitySynonymsRelated Words |