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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.
- English (US)
adj [ before noun ] uk / ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ / us. Add to word list....
- Znaczenie Shrinking, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
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- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
shrinking 의미, 정의, shrinking의 정의: becoming smaller or less: ....
- Pronunciation in English
SHRINKING pronunciation. How to say shrinking. Listen to the...
- Shrink
to become smaller, or to make something smaller: Your...
- English (US)
to become smaller, or to make something smaller: Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature. The company's profits have shrunk from $5.5 million to $1.25 million. The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25 percent. See also. shrunken. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become smaller or less.
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.
1. 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.
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.
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.
to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. Synonyms: quail, recoil, withdraw. 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. to become reduced in extent or scope. Antonyms: increase. verb (used with object)
