Definitions for shrinking
shrink·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrinking, shrinkagenoun

   process or result of becoming less or smaller

   "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

2. shrinkingnoun

   the act of becoming less

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrinkingadjective

   Possessing the property of reducing in size or significance.

   She's a shrinking violet, whenever people look at her she gets smaller.

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1. shrinking

   Shrinking generally refers to the process or act of becoming or making something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. It can be used in various contexts, such as physical decrease in size, reduction in economic terms, or diminishing relevance or importance.

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1. Shrinking

   of Shrink

2. Shrinking

   a. & n. from Shrink

Matched Categories

1. • Decrease

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shrinking in a Sentence

1. George Pataki:

   Defeating Islamic terrorists, shrinking government, growing the economy -- these are the issues that matter most, instead we're debating social issues like abortion and gay rights.

2. Masafumi Yamamoto:

   Normalization of monetary policy in the coming months is almost priced in, and the Fed will start shrinking its balance sheet in September, and this does not necessarily mean a delay of rate hikes, this is supporting the dollar as a positive factor, and limiting its downside at the moment.

3. Simon Shaw:

   The supply of strong examples remaining in private hands is shrinking fast, the result is fierce competition that leads to the results we have witnessed recently.

4. German Efromovich:

   The initial plan was to renew the entire fleet for 2024, starting in 2017, what we're looking at now is shrinking this process to the maximum extent possible and stretching its start out to 2019-2020.

5. Marianne Williamson, Return to Love, 1992:

   We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shrinking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shrinking
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrinking