The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
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Shrinking
//ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "shrinking" (133 found)
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objectionoffisholympianparchingpausepreshrinkageprotestqualmqualm of consciencequalmishqualmishnessquietrabbityrecedingrecoilremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrained
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reticentretiringretreatingsanforizingscaryscruplescrupulosityscrupulousscrupulousnesssearingself-consciousshakyshiveryshrinkageshrivelingshyshynesssinkingskitteryskittishsqueamishstandoffstandoffishstartlishsticklingsubduedsuppressedthinningtimidtimoroustremblingtremuloustrepidanttrigger happytrigger-happyunaffableunapproachableuncongenialundemonstrativeunexpansiveungenialwaningwastingwithdrawnwithering
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- arka adj (shy and retiring)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
She's no shrinking violet.
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Cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya.
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The Japanese population is shrinking.
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