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What does it mean if something shrinks?
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What happens if something shrinks?
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.
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becoming smaller or less: The shrinking workforce would have...
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to move away from someone or something because you are...
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Dec 19, 2018 · We're not just shrinking: We might be starting to stoop forward because of a condition called kyphosis, an exaggerated, forward rounding of the back that occurs mostly in older women, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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 :
1.verb B2. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk. [VERB] 2.verb B2. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk. [VERB] Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.
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.
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. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. to shrink from danger. to shrink from contact. 2. 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. 3. to become reduced in extent or compass.
