shrunk

[ shruhngk ]

verb

1. a past participle and simple past tense of shrink.

shrunk

/ ʃrʌŋk /

verb

1. a past participle and past tense of shrink

Other Words From

• un·shrunk adjective

Example Sentences

When exposed to bright white light -- essentially the light of a sunny afternoon -- the cell's chloroplast shrunk to a ball, reducing its size by about 40% within five minutes.

From Science Daily

The company maintained that it never shrunk its portion sizes.

From Salon

A man's brain tumour has shrunk by half in a matter of weeks thanks to a new radioactive therapy.

From BBC

In 2017, Trump drastically shrunk two Obama-era designations, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, in what amounted to the biggest slash of federal land protections in the history of the United States.

From Salon

Those situations have arisen plenty in these first four games and, while the Dodgers have indeed showed up big, the Mets have shrunk.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• decreased
• diminished
• shortened