Collocations for "shrank"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shrank" in context.
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shrink
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- slang: you [should, need to] see a shrink!
- slang: sees a shrink [regularly, once a week]
- slang: I don't need a shrink!
- slang: what are you, some kind of shrink?
- slang: my [parent, wife, doctor] wants me to see a shrink
- slang: my [parents] want me to start seeing a shrink
- the [shirt, clothes] will shrink in [hot water, the wash, dryer]
- [hot water] will shrink the [shirt]
- my [shirt] shrank
- shrink at [high, low] temperatures
- shrink in [size, fear, numbers]
- [growth, the economy, GDP] is shrinking
- [unemployment, the recession] is shrinking [growth]
- shrink to [fit, zero, nothing]
- shrink from [telling, saying, doing]
- shrink from [danger, the challenge, blood]
- shrink away from [danger]
- shrink back in your [seat, chair]
- shrink-resistant [fabrics, clothing, garments, shirts]
- shrinkage-free [garments, clothes, shirts]
- [packed, packaged, protected] with shrink-wrap
'shrank' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):