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- [shringk]
- /ʃrɪŋk/
- /ʃrɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shringk]
- /ʃrɪŋk/
Definitions of shrinking word
- verb without object shrinking to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 1
- verb without object shrinking 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. 1
- verb without object shrinking to become reduced in extent or compass. 1
- verb with object shrinking to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 1
- verb with object shrinking Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. 1
- noun shrinking an act or instance of shrinking. 1
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Origin of shrinking
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 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
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Parts of speech for Shrinking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrinking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shrinking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrinking
adj shrinking
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
- aseptic — free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
- chicken-hearted — easily frightened; cowardly
noun shrinking
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
adjective shrinking
- cowhearted — cowardly.
- decreasing — becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
- diminishing — Make or become less.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
Antonyms for shrinking
adj shrinking
- beardless — without a beard
- bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- crescive — increasing; growing
- foliate — covered with or having leaves.
Top questions with shrinking
- how to stop clothes from shrinking?
- why are my boobs shrinking?
- how to keep clothes from shrinking?
- how to avoid shrinking clothes?
- why is the aral sea shrinking?
- why is my penis shrinking?
- how to dry clothes without shrinking?
- how to wash jeans without shrinking?
- how to prevent clothes from shrinking?
- how to keep jeans from shrinking?
- how to keep burgers from shrinking?
- how to keep shirts from shrinking?
- how to wash clothes without shrinking?
- why is the middle class shrinking?
- why are my breasts shrinking?
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