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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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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.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
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.
shrink. (ʃrɪŋk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shrinks, present participle shrinking, past tense shrank, past participle shrunk. 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.
Definitions of shrinking. noun. the act of becoming less. see more. noun. the process or result of becoming less or smaller. synonyms: shrinkage. see more. Pronunciation.
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.
[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.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
1. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. [...] 2. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. [...] 3. If you shrinkaway from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. [...] More.
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.
