shrunken Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
   wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
   
   • The fruit dried and shriveled
2. verb draw back, as with fear or pain
   squinch; flinch; recoil; wince; quail; cringe; shrink; funk.
   
   • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
3. verb reduce in size; reduce physically
   reduce; shrink.
   
   • Hot water will shrink the sweater
   • Can you shrink this image?
4. verb become smaller or draw together
   shrink; contract.
   
   • The fabric shrank
   • The balloon shrank
5. verb decrease in size, range, or extent
   shrivel; shrink.
   
   • His earnings shrank
   • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
6. adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
   withered; shriveled; wizen; wizened; shrivelled.
   
   • the old woman's shriveled skin
   • he looked shriveled and ill
   • a shrunken old man
   • a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
   • he did well despite his withered arm
   • a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
7. adjective satellite reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
   shrivelled; shriveled.
   
   • our shriveled receipts during the storm
   • as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
   • the dollar's shrunken buying power

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