shrimping up

A form of shrimp up — To cower or flinch; to shrink back.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shrimp up
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shrimping up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimping%20up

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“shrimping up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimping%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrimping up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimping%20up.

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