shrinking
Meaning of shrinking
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.
- To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
noun
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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Hyphenation of shrinking
shrink-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- shrinking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
shrinking synonyms
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shrinking antonyms
Meaning :
enlarge, expand, grow, stretch
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