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present participle and gerund of shrink examples
comparative more shrinking, superlative most shrinking
Shy and retiring. examples
plural shrinkings
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away. quotations examples
[…] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]
1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume 6, page 10