shrunken

  • 1Shrunken — Shrunk en, p. p. & a. from {Shrink}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2shrunken — [shruŋ′kən] vi., vt. alt. pp. of SHRINK adj. contracted in size; shriveled …

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  • 3shrunken — [[t]ʃrʌ̱ŋkən[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is shrunken has become smaller than they used to be. She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic... His shrunken thighs were barely strong enough to support the weight of his body …

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  • 4shrunken — adjective 1. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness the old woman s shriveled skin he looked shriveled and ill a shrunken old man a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws W.F.Starkie he did well despite his… …

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  • 5Shrunken — Shrink Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and… …

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  • 6shrunken — shrunk|en [ˈʃrʌŋkən] adj [usually before noun] having become smaller or been made smaller ▪ a shrunken old woman …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7shrunken — shrunk|en [ ʃrʌŋkən ] adjective smaller than before or smaller than is natural: shrunken muscles …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8shrunken — adjective (usually before noun) having become smaller or been made smaller: a shrunken old woman …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9shrunken — UK [ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n] / US [ˈʃrʌŋkən] adjective smaller than before, or smaller than is natural shrunken muscles …

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  • 10Shrunken Heads — is a 1994 English language film directed by Richard Elfman and written by Matthew Bright.It is the story of three children who fight back against bullies on the payroll of a local crime boss. However, they are gunned down on the New York streets… …

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