shrinking

VerbAdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt

Vereinigte Staaten//ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ//

Shy and retiring.

Verb

1
Auch eine Form von shrinkpresent participle and gerund of shrink

Herkunft

From shrink + -ing.

Adjektiv

1
Shy and retiring.

Substantiv

1
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
[…] 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.

Formen

Plural: shrinkings
Komparativ: more shrinking
Superlativ: most shrinking

Shrimp · A player, supporter or other person connected with Morecambe…shrine · A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity,…shrink · To cause to become smaller.

shrinking · Shy and retiring.

shroud · That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.shrunk · shrunken Shu · A god personifying the air and atmosphere.

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