shrink
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The meaning (definition) of the word shrink
to become smaller and take up less room
The word shrink used in a sentence
“I tucked in my arms and legs to shrink into a tiny ball”
Words that mean the same as shrink (synonyms)
reduce
Words that mean the opposite of shrink (antonyms)
stretch
How the word shrink is said around the world
| French | rétrécir (ray-tray-SEER) |
| Spanish | encogerse (en-koh-KHEHR-seh) |
| Mandarin | 缩小 (swaw shyow) |
| Hindi | सिकुड़ना (si-KUR-nah) |
| Arabic | يَنْكَمِشُ (yan-KA-mi-shu) |
| Russian | уменьшиться (oo-MYEN-sheet-sya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | encolher (en-koo-LYAIR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | encolher (en-koh-LYAIR) |
| Japanese | ちぢむ (chee-JEE-muu) |
| German | schrumpfen (SHRUUM-pfen) |
| Urdu | سکڑنا (si-KUR-na) |
| Punjabi | ਸੁੰਗੜਨਾ (sung-GUR-naa) |
| Korean | 줄어들다 (joo-ruh-DUUL-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהִתְכַּוֵּץ (le-heet-ka-VETS) |
| Greek | μικραίνω (mee-KREH-noh) |
| Dutch | krimpen (KRIM-pun) |
| Tagalog | lumiit (lu-mi-IT) |
| Vietnamese | co lại (kaw LIE) |
| Turkish | küçülmek (kew-chewl-MEK) |
| Persian | کوچک شدن (koo-CHEK sho-DAN) |
| Polish | skurczyć się (SKOOR-chitch shyeh) |
| Ukrainian | зменшуватися (ZMEN-shoo-vah-tih-syah) |
| Bengali | ছোট হওয়া (CHHOH-toh HOH-ah) |
| Swedish | krympa (KRUUM-pah) |
| Italian | rimpicciolirsi (reem-peech-choh-LEER-see) |
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