Word

shrink, v.
(shrank, shrinking, shrinks, shrunk, shrunken)
freq. cnt. 8

wither, as with a loss of moisture
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

shrink shrivel shrivel up wither

sample sentences

"The fruit dried and shriveled"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hyponym

atrophy blast die back, die down mummify, dry up

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

reduce in size; reduce physically
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

reduce shrink

sample sentences

"Hot water will shrink the sweater"
"Can you shrink this image?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shrinkage shrinking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reduction

semantic pointers

hyponym

reduce, scale down reef miniaturize, miniaturise depopulate, desolate downsize contract

cause

shrink, contract

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

draw back, as with fear or pain
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cringe flinch funk quail recoil shrink squinch wince