Shrunk Meaning
/ˈʃɹʌŋk/, [ˈʃʰɹʷʌŋk]Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbsimple past and past participle of shrink
"Fanny shrunk back to her seat, with feelings sadly pained by his language and his smell of spirits; […]"— 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VII, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 152:
adjshrunken
"[…]this fellow wil but ioyne you together, as they ioyne / Wainscot, then one of you wil proue a ſhrunke pannell[…]"— c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 198, column 2:
Sentence Examples
For the ten years since the last census the population has shrunk by 7.15%.
Tom's new shirt shrunk when he washed it and now it doesn't fit.
Tom washed my sweater in the washing machine and it shrunk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the rain, the wool sweater had ____ to half its size.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After being left out in the rain and then drying in the sun, the leather gloves had noticeably ____.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the rain, the wool sweater had ____ to half its size.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After being left out in the rain and then drying in the sun, the leather gloves had noticeably ____.