shrink back

The wolf’s snout shortened as they watched, shrinking back into his face, while the black fur all over his body receded, disappearing entirely in places.

But when foods containing these gelatinised starches are cooled, the expanded starches shrink back down, becoming what's known as a resistant starch.

This told them that, after the ice thinned, the ice shelf shrunk back so that the sea was hundreds of kilometres nearer to their site.

But as the Trojans struggled for much of the season, limping to a 7-5 record while losing five of their last six games, Moss shrunk back onto the sidelines.

Although the cicada feast can help predators increase their numbers the next year, their populations shrink back to normal before the periodical cicadas emerge again.