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Lacking in courage or confidence
Basely or weakly fearful
Uncomfortable or embarrassed
Becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree
Of or relating to compression
Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
Shriveling
Sterile
A starting or falling back
The process of becoming smaller
Structural or physical deterioration
Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof
The state of being deficient in something
In a period of decrease or decline
Present participle for become or make smaller in size or amount
“Of course he also brought a determination to rebuild the U.S. Military, to cut taxes, to shrink the size of government and he went right to work to do all these things.”
Present participle for move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
“However, from the house to Oban on the mainland is a two-hour journey, which for some will be a major asset, although others may shrink in fear at the thought.”
Present participle for to become less in length or size
Present participle for to cower or flinch
“In a species as hungry for social interaction as ours, a trait that causes some individuals to shrink from the group ought to have been snuffed out pretty early on.”
Present participle for make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
Present participle for dehydrate, dry up
Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
Present participle for to have an adverse effect on
Present participle for to adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself
Present participle for pause in indecision before saying or doing something
Present participle for depart to another place in search of quiet or privacy
Present participle for to confine or keep within certain limits
Present participle for to whiten, typically by the removal of color
Present participle for damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
Present participle for cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
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