shrinks away

A form of shrink away — To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of shrink away
Cite this entry
APA

shrinks away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrinks%20away

MLA

“shrinks away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrinks%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrinks away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrinks%20away.

Source: shrinks away on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.