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Noun shrinking has 2 senses
- shrinking, shrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
--1 is a kind of decrease, lessening, drop-off
--1 has particulars: compression, condensation, contraction
- shrinking - the act of becoming less
--2 is a kind of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
--2 has particulars: miniaturization, miniaturisation
Verb shrink has 5 senses
- shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither - wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
--1 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
--2 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
--3 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- shrink, contract - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
--4 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Antonyms: stretch
Sample sentence:
These fabrics shrink easily
- shrink, shrivel - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
--5 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
Their earnings shrink this year
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