shrank

[shrangk]

verb

1. a simple past tense of shrink.

shrank

/ ʃræŋk /

verb

1. a past tense of shrink

Example Sentences

China's factory activity shrank for an eighth straight month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the United States.

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Not so much for food but everything else — housing costs exploded, employer coverage for healthcare shrank, college costs became crippling and transportation costs rose.

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The U.S. trade deficit shrank in August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, giving a delayed look at how tariffs were shaping international trade flows over the summer.

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He came toward the children, who shrank back until the foolish man dropped to his knees.

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The parrot shrank as far from Cassiopeia’s reach as it could, its claws digging deep into the scalp of the protesting actor to whom it was attached.

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Related Words

• decrease 
• diminish 
• drop off 
• dwindle 
• fall off 
• lessen 
• narrow 
• reduce 
• shorten 
• shrivel 
• wane 
• weaken 
• wither