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wither, as with a loss of moisture;
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
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draw back, as with fear or pain;
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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reduce in size; reduce physically;
"Hot water will shrink the sweater"
"Can you shrink this image?"
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become smaller or draw together;
"The fabric shrank"
"The balloon shrank"
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decrease in size, range, or extent;
"His earnings shrank"
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"