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shrinks away

shrinks away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shrinks away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shrinks away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shrink away.

Words near shrinks away in the dictionary

  1. shrinkingly
  2. shrinkings
  3. shrinkproof
  4. shrinkproofness
  5. shrinks
  6. shrinks away
  7. shrinks back
  8. shrinks down
  9. shrinks up
  10. shrinkwrap
  11. shrinkwrap license

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