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- Dictionaryshrinking/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. becoming smaller in size or amount: "the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war"
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adj [ before noun ] uk / ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ / us. Add to word list. becoming smaller or less: The shrinking workforce would have to support a growing number of retired people. rapidly/steadily/slowly shrinking The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that our children won't have the same chances we had. a shrinking budget / economy / market.
to move away from someone or something because you are frightened: The child shrank behind the sofa as his father shouted at him. When she was younger she would shrink (away) from me whenever I spoke to her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. shrink. noun [ C ] informal uk / ʃrɪŋk / us / ʃrɪŋk / a psychiatrist :
becoming smaller or less: The shrinking workforce would have to support a growing number of retired people. rapidly/steadily/slowly shrinking The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that our children won't have the same chances we had. a shrinking budget / economy / market.
a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away. b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
5 meanings: 1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc 2. to become or cause to become smaller in.... Click for more definitions.
1. : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower. 2. a. : to contract to less extent or compass. b. : to become smaller or more compacted. c. : to lose substance or weight.
the act of becoming less. see more. noun. the process or result of becoming less or smaller. synonyms: shrinkage. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ UK. /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Shrinking." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/shrinking. Accessed 22 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.
Definition of shrink verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shrink meaning, definition, what is shrink: to become smaller, or to make something ...: Learn more.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
