- present participle of shrink.
shrinking
Example Sentences
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A new scientific study has now provided the first evidence that eco-moorings can help restore seagrass, with some scars shrinking by more than 90% over four years.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
After observing a shrinking number of stocks driving the stock market’s recent gains, Joseph Adinolfi considered the notion that the old buy-and-hold investing philosophy has become obsolete.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has talked about shrinking the Fed’s largess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Viewers were left watching a silent movie of a shrinking figure gesticulating wildly into the wind.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The spiders scuttled away from their work around the hole, shrinking back into the shadows.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
