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Word:
shrinking
IPA transcription: [ʃɹ'ɪŋkɪŋ]
Pronunciations of shrinking
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shrinking
Meaning:
the act of becoming less
Synonyms:
shrinking, shrinkage
Meaning:
process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
Usage examples
"Mr. Vrain!" he said, shrinking back, "Mr.
I felt a peculiar shrinking from those pallid bodies.
"She was such a gentle, shrinking girl, as shy and retiring as a child.
"It--it's--dreadful!" stammered the teacher, shrinking back with a moan.
be especially kind to the shrinking and timid, to the poor and unfortunate.
While he is engaged with a Cardinal?" screeched the sacristan, again shrinking back in horror.
"Oh, what a fool you've been," she half sobbed, shrinking from the mirror as if it were an accuser.
So I avoided their looks, shrinking close to the kerbstone and by furtive glances directing my progress.
In the mirror of the soda fountain he saw himself, torn, dirty, shrinking, and the sight filled him with disgust and anger.
"Oh! it is not he!" she cried, shrinking away in terror, and she stood face to face with the conscript, gazing at him with haggard eyes.
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