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shrinking

/ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Shrinking means: process or result of becoming less or smaller.

Synonyms for shrinking1

noun, as in process or result of becoming less or smaller

shrinkage

What does shrinking mean?2

noun

1

process or result of becoming less or smaller“the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage”

2

the act of becoming less

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shrinking?7

three syllables

rethinking
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Shrinking in a sentence

  • The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.CM
  • Her emergency fund is shrinking while the salon remains closed.Hybrid
  • The speed that this glacier has been shrinking is really shocking.Hybrid
  • Europeans have vented their frustration over rising prices and shrinking purchasing power.Cangarejo
  • The Arctic ice is shrinking because the ocean under the ice is warming.Hybrid
  • The area of the Amazon rainforest is shrinking year-on-year.sundown
  • The vocabulary young Berber speakers are using is shrinking.Amastan
  • The UK is shrinking in output this year.Amastan

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Forms of shrinking

as a noun

plural
shrinkings