shrinking
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L228147 on Wikidata ↗noun
- defensive behavior of anurans
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English shrink English -ing English shrinking From shrink + -ing.
- Shy and retiring.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English shrink English -ing English shrinking From shrink + -ing.
- The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
“[…] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]”
“The notion of a gently-nurtured girl being at the mercy of that fiend incarnate […] was one which caused me tangible shrinkings of the body.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English shrink English -ing English shrinking From shrink + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of shrink