Shrink-away Definition

verb

To draw back in fear, cringe, back down.

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Origin of Shrink-away

Shrink-away Sentence Examples

  • When he reached for his knife, it was all I could do not to shrink away from him.

  • She wanted to shrink away and hide.

  • The children who crowd these grimy alleys, half-clad and underfed, shrink away from your outstretched hand as if from a blow.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHR

Words Ending With

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