Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ
Adjective
Shy and retiring.
Noun
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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More examples (1)
[…] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]
The notion of a gently-nurtured girl being at the mercy of that fiend incarnate […] was one which caused me tangible shrinkings of the body.
Noun
process or result of becoming less or smaller
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the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
the act of becoming less
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