Associations to the word «Shrinking»
Noun
- Swelling
- Shrink
- Violet
- Recession
- Crumbling
- Penis
- Rookie
- Potion
- Workforce
- Modesty
- Budget
- Chameleon
- Glacier
- Trembling
- Fabric
- Warming
- Aaa
- Dread
- Aging
- Collagen
- Gdp
- Decline
- Perimeter
- Terror
- Transistor
- Weathering
- Deforestation
- Growing
- Agony
- Fibre
- Puddle
- Emigration
- Delicacy
- Reluctance
- Yarn
- Unemployment
- Caress
- Ishmael
- Erosion
- Reunification
- Generator
- Brushing
- Shortage
- Contraction
- Aa
- Globalization
- Onslaught
- Flesh
- Ordeal
- Wetland
- Modernism
- Amiga
- Moisture
- Horror
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHRINKING, verb. Present participle of shrink
SHRINKING, noun. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
SHRINKING VIOLET, noun. (idiomatic) A very shy person, who avoids contact with others if possible.
SHRINKING VIOLETS, noun. Plural of shrinking violet
Dictionary definition
SHRINKING, noun. Process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage".
SHRINKING, noun. The act of becoming less.
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