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- Dictionaryshrinking/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. becoming smaller in size or amount: "the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war"
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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.
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.
If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. [ VERB preposition/adverb ]
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.
Definitions of shrinking. noun. the act of becoming less. see more. noun. the process or result of becoming less or smaller. synonyms: shrinkage. see more. Pronunciation.
Definitions of 'shrink' 1. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. [...] 2. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. [...] 3. If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. [...]
Dictionary definition of shrink. To decrease in size, volume, or extent. "The company had to shrink its workforce due to financial constraints." Detailed meaning of shrink. It implies a reduction or contraction, often in a gradual or unintentional manner. When something shrinks, it becomes smaller or more compact.
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. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To become or seem to become smaller, more compact, etc.; contract, as from heat, cold, moisture, etc. Webster's New World.
shrink meaning, definition, what is shrink: to become smaller, or to make something ...: Learn more.
