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- [shruhng-kuh n]
- /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/
- /ˈʃrʌŋ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shruhng-kuh n]
- /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/
Definitions of shrunken word
- verb shrunken a past participle of shrink. 1
- verb without object shrunken to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 1
- verb without object shrunken 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 shrunken to become reduced in extent or compass. 1
- verb with object shrunken to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 1
- verb with object shrunken Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. 1
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Origin of shrunken
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 Shrunken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrunken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrunken
adj shrunken
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- careworn — A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- fagged — to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- haggard — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
adjective shrunken
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- desiccated — Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
Antonyms for shrunken
adj shrunken
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
- distended — increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
- distent — distended.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
adjective shrunken
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
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