1. Verb
To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
2. Verb
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
3. Verb
To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
4. Verb
To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
5. Verb
To draw back; to withdraw.
6. Noun
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
7. Verb
decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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8. Verb
become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
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9. Verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
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