Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrink up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
shrink up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shrinks up (present, singular) shrinking up (participle, present) shrank up (past) shrunk up (past) shrunk up (participle, past) shrunken up (participle, past)

Questions

What does shrink up mean?
To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up.

How to pronounce shrink up

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