Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrunken

/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
shrun-ken
IPA
/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of shrink

adj

Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more shrunken (comparative) most shrunken (superlative)

Derived Forms

shrunkenly shrunkenness unshrunken

Synonyms

shriveled shrivelled withered wizen wizened

Rhymes With

duncan drunken sunken mcjunkin brunken

Questions

How do you pronounce shrunken?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹʌŋkən/.
What does shrunken mean?
past participle of shrink

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