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shrank away

shrank away is the simple past of shrink away.

Meaning of shrink away

Verb

shrink away (third-person singular simple present shrinks away, present participle shrinking away, simple past shrank away or shrunk away, past participle shrunk away or shrunken away)

  1. To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.
    • But Tommy was bashful, and the attention he had thus drawn upon himself made him blush. He was a timid lad and he shrank away now, evidently fearing Shell.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine

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What is shrank away the simple past of?
Shrank away is the simple past of shrink away.

Words near shrank away in the dictionary

  1. shram
  2. shrammed
  3. shramming
  4. shrams
  5. shrank
  6. shrank away
  7. shrank back
  8. shrank down
  9. shrank up
  10. shrankest
  11. shranks

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