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- pronunciation:
- shrIngk
- features:
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
shrinks, shrinking, shrunk, shrank, shrunken |
definition 1: |
to become smaller.
Wool clothing shrinks in hot water.- synonyms:
- contract
- antonyms:
- balloon, enlarge, expand, increase, swell
- similar words:
- constrict, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, pucker, shorten, shrivel
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definition 2: |
to avoid or draw back from something.
She shrank in fear from the growling wolf.- synonyms:
- shy away
- antonyms:
- welcome
- similar words:
- balk, draw back, flinch, wince, withdraw
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related words: |
buckle, rebel, shrivel, subside |
derivations: |
shrinkable (adj.), shrinkingly (adv.), shrinker (n.) |
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