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shrankest

shrankest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of shrink.

Meaning of shrink

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
    • The dryer shrank my sweater.
  2. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
    • This garment will shrink when wet.
  3. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
    • Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
  4. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
    • The Libyc Hammon ſhrinks his horn,1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 10
    Synonyms:
    funk, shirk
  5. (figuratively, intransitive) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
    • What happier natures shrink at with affright, / The hard inhabitant contends is right.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC
  6. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

See all 9 meanings of shrink

Questions about shrankest

What is shrankest the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Shrankest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of shrink.

Words near shrankest in the dictionary

  1. shrank
  2. shrank away
  3. shrank back
  4. shrank down
  5. shrank up
  6. shrankest
  7. shranks
  8. shrap
  9. shrape
  10. shrapes
  11. shrapnel

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