Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shrink (-ing, shrank, shrunken)
shrink (-ing, shrank, shrunken), v. [OE.]
- Diminish; decrease; lessen; experience a reduction; [fig.] dry up; lose volume; [metaphor] become subject to writer's block.
- Avoid; withdraw; draw back.
- Reduce in size; decrease in volume; diminish in extent.
- Cringe; flinch; wince; back away; recoil for lack of courage.
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