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shrink·ing

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  1. shrinking, shrinkagenoun

    process or result of becoming less or smaller

    "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

    Synonyms:
    shoplifting, shrinkage

  2. shrinkingnoun

    the act of becoming less

    Synonyms:
    shrinkage

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  1. shrinkingadjective

    Synonyms:
    coy, shy, diffident, bashful, modest, retiring

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#33672timid
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#38914cowardly
#43633dwindling
#56713shoplifting
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#149487timorous
#272099pusillanimous

How to use shrinking in a sentence?

  1. George Pataki:

    Defeating Islamic terrorists, shrinking government, growing the economy -- these are the issues that matter most, instead we're debating social issues like abortion and gay rights.

  2. Tommy Xie:

    We think China is unlikely to engineer 25% depreciation to counter the impact of tariff as the cost of capital outflows amid the shrinking current account surplus may outweigh the benefit of supporting export, the pressure on RMB depreciation may depend on three near-term factors including the size of China's retaliation package, U.S.'s plan to impose tariff on the remaining $325 billion products and market's assessment on whether the setback is temporary or not.

  3. Yi Feng:

    I feel that the job market is shrinking at a rapid pace.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    At a time when the middle class is shrinking, poverty is increasing and millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages it makes no sense to me to have an immigration bill which, over a period of years, would bring millions of 'guest workers' into this country who are prepared to work for lower wages than American workers, we need to increase wages in this country, not lower them.

  5. Larry Hogan:

    I'm concerned that my party is no longer a big-tent, Reagan-esque party where we're shrinking and shrinking the base, we're just talking to the hardcore base.


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