shrinking
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ//ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To cause to become smaller.
Example: The dryer shrank my sweater.
To become smaller; to contract.
Example: This garment will shrink when wet.
To cower or flinch.
Example: Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
To draw back; to withdraw.
noun
Definitions
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.