Meaning of Shrinking | Babel Free
ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋDefinitions
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
Equivalents
עברית
כיווץ
Bahasa Indonesia
penyusutan
Examples
“[…] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]”
“The notion of a gently-nurtured girl being at the mercy of that fiend incarnate […] was one which caused me tangible shrinkings of the body.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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