Definition of shrinking

"shrinking" in the noun sense

1. shrinking, shrinkage

process or result of becoming less or smaller

"the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

2. shrinking

the act of becoming less

"shrinking" in the verb sense

1. shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither

wither, as with a loss of moisture

"The fruit dried and shriveled"

2. flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

draw back, as with fear or pain

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

3. shrink, reduce

reduce in size reduce physically

"Hot water will shrink the sweater"

"Can you shrink this image?"

4. shrink, contract

become smaller or draw together

"The fabric shrank"

"The balloon shrank"

5. shrink, shrivel

decrease in size, range, or extent

"His earnings shrank"

"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

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Quotations for shrinking

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment placing its victim naked on a bed of briars and bristles, thinly covered with rose-leaves, adorning his brow with a crown of gold, which burns into his brain; teasing, and fretting, and riddling him through and through with incessant discharges of hot shot from a masked battery; laying bare the most sensitive and shrinking nerves of his mind, and then blandly touching them with ice, or smilingly pricking them with needles. [ E. P. Whipple ]

shrinking in Scrabble®

The word shrinking is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters shrinking:

SHRINKING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

rinking, rinsing, risking, shining, sinking

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shrinking

SHRINKING
(198)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shrinking

SHRINKING
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shrinking in Words With Friends™

The word shrinking is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters shrinking:

SHRINKING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

rinking, rinsing, risking, shining, sinking

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shrinking

SHRINKING
(279)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shrinking

SHRINKING
(279)
SHRINKING
(174)
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(126)
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(122 = 87 + 35)
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