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- Dictionaryshrinking/ˈSHriNGkiNG/
adjective
- 1. becoming smaller in size or amount: "the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war"
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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 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.
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.
The meaning of SHRINK is to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower. How to use shrink in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shrink.
the act of becoming less.
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.
From Longman Business Dictionary shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ verb (past tense shrank /ʃræŋk/, past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/) 1 [ intransitive] to become smaller in amount, size, or value The economy is expected to shrink slightly. In the past decade, the number of employees has shrunk 30%.
[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something smaller in size or amount. The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. The market for their products is shrinking. shrink something The internet in a sense has shrunk the world. see also shrunken. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
/ ʃrɪŋk / verb. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc. to become or cause to become smaller in size. introften foll byfrom. to recoil or withdraw. to shrink from the sight of blood. to feel great reluctance (at) to shrink from killing an animal. noun. the act or an instance of shrinking. slang. a psychiatrist.
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. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To become or seem to become smaller, more compact, etc.; contract, as from heat, cold, moisture, etc. Webster's New World.
