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Meaning of shrink up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up.

intransitive, transitive

Examples

“Then, at the blast of his noble heart, the bad angel shrunk up into nothingness; and the good one defined itself clearer and more clear, and came nigher and more nigh to him, smiling sadly but benignantly […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shrink-wrap shrink-wrapping shrink-wraps shrinke shrinked shrinkest

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