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Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
“She was a shrinking violet, always keeping to herself and avoiding social interactions due to her lack of self-confidence.”
Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice
Becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty
An instance of recoiling with fear or apprehension
The amount or degree by which something is reduced
The act or state of narrowing in size or space
The process of abbreviating a text or written work
A deterioration or worsening in condition, structure or quality
The process of becoming smaller in size
Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof
The state of being deficient in something
Present participle for to make or become physically smaller in size
“I look for any sign that Tasha's girdle size will shrink in half before sunup.”
Present participle for to (gradually) decrease or reduce in level, amount or degree
“Commenters noted that if merchants leave, tax revenues would shrink, property values would go down, and the quality of municipal services and education would suffer.”
Present participle for to decline or deteriorate in state or health
“She could go without exercise for several weeks and her muscles would shrink.”
Present participle for to move back or away from, especially because of fear or disgust
“They shrink in fear at the sight of the giant stone demon, Chernabog.”
Present participle for to shy away from, or have misgivings about
“This was not done with a design to shrink from a direct answer.”
Present participle for to reduce in size, especially through the application of pressure
Present participle for to reduce in extent or quantity
Present participle for to retreat or flee from a (hostile) place or situation
Present participle for to lower the body quickly
Present participle for to contract, or cause to contract, by removing air from
Present participle for to render or make something smaller in size
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