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shrank¹

  • /ʃɹæŋk/ UK
  • [ʃɹʷæŋk] UK
  • /ʃɹaŋk/ British, Midlands, Northern England
  • [ʃɹʷaŋk] British, Midlands, Southern
  • [ʃɹʷaŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷäŋk] Northern England
  • /ʃɾaŋk/ Scotland, Wales
  • [ʃɾäŋk] Scotland
  • [ʃɾaŋk] Wales
  • /ˈʃɹeɪŋk/
  • [ʃɹʷeɪ̯ŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷɛ̃ŋk]
  • /ʃɹæːŋk/ Australia
  • [ʃɹæːŋk]
  • [ʃɹɛːŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷeŋk]
  • /ʃɹɛŋk/ New Zealand
  • [ʃɹɛːŋk] New Zealand

Rhymes with -æŋk

Where it comes from

See shrink.

verb

  1. past simple past of shrink

shrank²

  • /ʃɹæŋk/ UK
  • [ʃɹʷæŋk] UK
  • /ʃɹaŋk/ British, Midlands, Northern England
  • [ʃɹʷaŋk] British, Midlands, Southern
  • [ʃɹʷaŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷäŋk] Northern England
  • /ʃɾaŋk/ Scotland, Wales
  • [ʃɾäŋk] Scotland
  • [ʃɾaŋk] Wales
  • /ˈʃɹeɪŋk/
  • [ʃɹʷeɪ̯ŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷɛ̃ŋk]
  • /ʃɹæːŋk/ Australia
  • [ʃɹæːŋk]
  • [ʃɹɛːŋk] ~ [ʃɹʷeŋk]
  • /ʃɹɛŋk/ New Zealand
  • [ʃɹɛːŋk] New Zealand

Rhymes with -æŋk

Where it comes from

From Pennsylvania German; cognate to German Schrank.

noun shranks · schrank

  1. Dutch, English, Pennsylvania, US A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

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"shrank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shrank. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shrank. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shrank

Chicago

"shrank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shrank.

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@misc{shrank_2026,
  title = {shrank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}