Word Finder - shrinking

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To cause to become smaller.

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The dryer shrank my sweater.

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To become smaller; to contract.

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This garment will shrink when wet.

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To cower or flinch.

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Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.

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To draw back; to withdraw.

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To withdraw or retire, as from danger.

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To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

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The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

Who could blame Valorie for shrinking from Yancey's temper?

You'll start to feel your world shrinking soon, Guardian.

The linear scale of maps can obviously be used only in the case of maps covering a small area, for in the case of maps of greater extension measurements would be vitiated owing to the distortion or exaggeration inherent in all projections, not to mention the expansion or shrinking of the paper in the process of printing.

Be sure to buy items that can be washed without shrinking.

The area of the lake is shrinking owing to the progressive desiccation of the country, Saharan climate and conditions replacing those of the Sudan.

The overall United States nuclear stockpile is shrinking at the same time that its operationally deployed weapons are being reduced.

In arid western China, shrinking glaciers account for at least 10 percent of freshwater supplies.

I asked the janitor, and he said the house was not very well built and that the beams and wainscoting were shrinking.

His eyes, screwed up with fear as if he every moment expected another blow, gazed up at Rostov with shrinking terror.

Shrinking a business reduces market value and reduces its customer base, which can be dangerous if perception of the company views it as unreliable.

That means that, while you may be shrinking and may be smaller in overall inches, the loss may not show on the scale.

And when the light wasn't good, now that some international conspiracy was shrinking the size of the printed word.

Gap years can be about more than just drunken nights out and shrinking bank accounts.

When you buy a new article of clothing, read the care tags to avoid accidentally shrinking it in the dryer or fading the colors.

I would have to say at this point in our shrinking economy with no end in sight, metro areas with a population greater than 250,000 and fewer than 1 million throughout the city and suburbs.

They help maintain the shape, and prevent the leather from shrinking.

While small business drives the U.S. economy and continues to grow, with approximately 90% of the economy comprised of small businesses, the world is shrinking.

However, shrinking school budgets often make that unrealistic.

Some shrinking back may occur, but this will greatly improve the look of your work.

These businesses are not for shrinking violets, you need to make the atmosphere fun so party goers will relax and likely buy more products.

Thus, no fears of your socks shrinking or felting, and they are suitable for machine washing.

Scientific evidence behind MUFAs shows they are a healthy diet addition, however, no evidence proves they actually contribute to the shrinking of belly fat.

Unfortunately, while the tissue is shrinking, the surrounding skin remains the same.

Although the tissue inside the breast is shrinking, the skin that surrounds it is not.

It is even less expensive than level term, because the amount of coverage provided keeps shrinking.

No shrinking - Because these underwear are made out of nylon, you can throw them in the dryer without worrying about them shrinking or fading.

You'll run the risk of pulling out the wire (if you have an underwire bra), twisting the material, or shrinking the bra overall so it doesn't fit like it should.

A shrinking cup size is no excuse to forego the gym in lieu of a frozen coffee drink with whipped cream.

The high heat can damage material, cause spotting or shrinking, and may even change the shape of the garment.

Wash your robe in warm water to keep it from shrinking.

Tiffany New York Pollard was no shrinking violet on Flavor of Love.

Place cool slices of cucumbers or potatoes over the eyes for a cooling, shrinking effect.

Rather than shrinking back, gravity pulls down on the skin making pores more obvious.

Hydroxy acids show promise in eliminating age spots and shrinking pores.

At Sparta we have a third instance of a people shrinking up into a nobility, but it is a people whose position differs altogether from anything either at Rome or at Athens.

He was decisively influenced by Eckhart, though there is noticeable occasionally a shrinking back from some of Eckhart's phraseology.

The contrast lay between the Dominical Supper or food and drink shared unselfishly by all with all, and the private supper, the feast of Dives, shamelessly gorged under the eyes of timid and shrinking Lazarus.

It is profoundly affecting to contemplate this man, a mere wreck from gout, shrinking from no fatigue, no labour, and no personal sacrifices; disregarding the obstacles and difficulties thrown in his way by cardinals and temporal princes, whose fatal infatuation refused to see the peril which hung above them all; recurring time after time, with all his intellect and energy, to the realization of his scheme; and finally adopting the high-hearted resolve of placing himself at the head of the crusade.

Paul's shrinking from the disembodied state and longing to be clothed upon at death in 2 Cor.

Here they received without shrinking a volley, which was certain to destroy a number of them, and then rushing forward in close order, fought their enemies hand to hand.

With the return of a milder climate, the so-called northern forms of the present alpine flora were split in two, one portion following close on the northern ice in its gradual retreat to the Arctic, the other following the shrinking glaciers till the plants were able to establish (or re-establish) themselves on the slopes of the Alps.

Hence from this level down the only solid matter is the coke, in lumps which are burning rapidly and hence shrinking, while between them the molten iron and slag trickle, somewhat as sketched in fig.

Used for muffs, trimmings, boas, and carriage 1 The measurements given are from nose to root of tail of average large sizes after the dressing process, which has a shrinking tendency.

As soon as possible after felling, logs by sawing into scantling sizes, for if the log is left to dry or season, it is liable on shrinking to split.

He was a great statesman in that he conceived a magnificent yet practicable scheme for making France first among nations, and in that he possessed a matchless faculty for work, neither shrinking from the vastest undertakings nor scorning the most trivial details.

She had a natural shrinking from society; and though her social position necessitated her presentation at Court, her first season in town was spent in examining into the working of hospitals, reformatories and other charitable institutions.

Any secular shrinking of the lake in common with the lakes of Central Africa generally must be so gradual as to have no practical importance.

The limit of the territory which still remained loyal was ever shrinking, and what was once lost was hardly ever regained.

For example glaciers shrinking, permafrost thawing, earlier flowering of trees.

To further complicate matters, these formats have been steadily shrinking in size to make them more suitable for use inside handsets.