Shrinking
/ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
"[…] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]"
- 2 the act of becoming less wordnet
- 3 process or result of becoming less or smaller wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of shrink form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Shy and retiring.
Example
More examples"The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation."
Etymology
From shrink + -ing.