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shrinking

  • /ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪŋkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From shrink + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shrink

adjective more shrinking · most shrinking

  1. Shy and retiring.

Opposite: unshrinking

noun shrinkings

  1. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away. […] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shrinkage, dwindling, diminishing, waning, subsiding, declining, decrease, diminution, lowering, lessening, contraction, contracting, reduced, slowdown, reduce, withering

adjective

Opposite: unshrinking

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{shrinking_2026,
  title = {shrinking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrinking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}