Contracting

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction. countable, uncountable

    "the contractings of his muscles"

  2. 2
    becoming infected wordnet
  3. 3
    Work done on a contract basis. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of contract form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area. not-comparable

Synonyms

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catchingcatching

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"The surface of Mercury has been shaped by three processes: impact cratering where large objects struck the surface resulting in crater formation, volcanism where lava flooded the surface, and tectonic activity where the planet's crust moved in order to adjust to the planetary cooling and contracting."

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