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Definition of SHRUNKEN
Pronunciation : SHRUNKEN

verb : SHRUNKEN

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 3. (

    ) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" ;

  • 4. (

    ) become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" ;

  • 5. (

    ) decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" ;

Adjective : SHRUNKEN

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair" ;

  • 2. (

    ) reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power" ;


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