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   What does shrink away mean?

   • 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) To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away . This page was last edited on 21 October 2023, at 15:02.

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   What does it mean if someone shrinks away from you?

   • [VERB noun] If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. [VERB preposition/adverb] Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall. [VERB preposition/adverb] She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.

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   What happens if something shrinks?

   • The astronauts within watch the countryside shrink below them as they begin their journey to the moon. If something shrinks or you shrink it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk. Today the number of retail outlets has shrunk to 1,600. A shrink is a psychiatrist.

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   Is a shrink a psychiatrist?

   • A shrink is a psychiatrist. I've seen a shrink already. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. a. b. 4. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Textiles 6. 7. 8. SYNONYMS 1. withdraw, recoil, quail. See wince 1. 3. See decrease. ANTONYMS 3. increase.

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   May 14, 2024 · If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.

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     If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away...

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   1. To withdraw, recede, or recoil (from someone or something). The way the gums are shrinking away from your teeth is a clear sign of gingivitis. The child shrank away as the strange man approached him. 2. To avoid or neglect some action, duty, or responsibility.

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   to move away from someone or something because you are frightened: The child shrank behind the sofa as his father shouted at him. When she was younger she would shrink (away) from me whenever I spoke to her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. shrink. noun [ C ] informal uk / ʃrɪŋk / us / ʃrɪŋk / a psychiatrist :

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   verb. To draw back in fear, cringe, back down. Wiktionary. Origin of Shrink-away. From shrink + away. From Wiktionary. Shrink-away Sentence Examples. When he reached for his knife, it was all I could do not to shrink away from him. She wanted to shrink away and hide.

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   Feb 2, 2024 · 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) To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away .

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   1. The Economist. Chloe tries to shrink away behind the clothes rack. 2. The New Yorker. The smaller, weaker Knut doesn't shrink away from the taller, more vibrant Solness during this exchange. 3. The New Yorker. When he asks the audience, "Would you touch a rough sleeper?" some shrink away. 4. Independent.