shrinking

Plural: shrinkings

Noun

• process or result of becoming less or smaller
• the act of becoming less
• The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

Verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture
• draw back, as with fear or pain
• reduce in size; reduce physically
• become smaller or draw together
• decrease in size, range, or extent
• present participle and gerund of shrink

Adj

• Shy and retiring.

Synonyms

contract, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, reduce, shrink, shrinkage, shrivel, shrivel up, squinch, wince, wither

Antonyms

expand, stretch, unshrinking

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