āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to shrink
01
āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of clothes or fabric) to become smaller when washed with hot water
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The woolen scarf has shrunk after being accidentally washed with warm water.
āĻāϞā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĢ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to decrease in size or volume
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the population of endangered species can shrink, leading to concerns about their survival.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to pull back or show hesitation due to fear, aversion, or reluctance
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has a phobia of spiders, causing her to shrink in fear whenever she encounters one.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻāύāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Shrink
01
a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The patient was referred to a shrink for evaluation.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
shrinking
shrink
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