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Word entry · 6 letters

shrink

Best crossword clue

"Get smaller"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃɹɪŋk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hiknrsStarts with SEnds with K1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. decrease in size, range, or extent

Word origin

From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”).

Used in a sentence

  • The dryer shrank my sweater.
  • The bottom line is this: To shrink your gut, you need to start listening to it.
  • This garment will shrink when wet.

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