Associations to the word «Shrinking»
Noun
- Irrigation
- Size
- Crease
- Decrease
- Dying
- Gaze
- Deficit
- Wool
- Pore
- Recess
- Sensation
- Attendance
- Legion
- Habitat
- Populace
- Conscious
- Diversion
- Dislike
- Enrollment
- Inflation
- Glare
- Cipher
- Footprint
- Staying
- Silent
- Tex
- Preference
- Bubble
- Boom
- Crust
- Dot
- Revenue
- Cracking
- Corona
- Scorn
- Wasting
- Superhero
- Dimension
- Offset
- Compression
- Economy
- Gap
- Gertrude
- Lazarus
- Atom
- Limb
- Lily
- Blow
- Serpent
- Humidity
- Tumor
- Woven
- Market
- Freud
- Concrete
- Gel
- Veil
- Degradation
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.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.