Search results
- Dictionaryshrinking/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. becoming smaller in size or amount: "the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
adj [ before noun ] uk / ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ / us. Add to word list. becoming smaller or less: The shrinking workforce would have to support a growing number of retired people. rapidly/steadily/slowly shrinking The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that our children won't have the same chances we had. a shrinking budget / economy / market.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
5 meanings: 1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc 2. to become or cause to become smaller in.... Click for more definitions.
The meaning of SHRINK is to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower. How to use shrink in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shrink.
becoming smaller or less: The shrinking workforce would have to support a growing number of retired people. rapidly/steadily/slowly shrinking The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that our children won't have the same chances we had. a shrinking budget / economy / market.
1. a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away. b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
Definitions of shrinking. noun. the act of becoming less. see more. act of making on a greatly reduced scale. the act of decreasing or reducing something. noun. the process or result of becoming less or smaller. synonyms: shrinkage.
[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something smaller in size or amount. The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. The market for their products is shrinking. shrink something The internet in a sense has shrunk the world. see also shrunken. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
shrink meaning, definition, what is shrink: to become smaller, or to make something ...: Learn more.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
