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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHRINKING

ppr. Contracting; drawing together; withdrawing from danger; declining to act from fear; causing to contract.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHRINKING

SHRINKING Shrink "ing, a. & n.

Defn: from Shrink. Shrinking head (Founding ), a body of molten metal connected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called also sinking head, and riser.

SHRINKINGLY

SHRINKINGLY Shrink "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: In a shrinking manner.

New American Oxford Dictionary

shrinking violet

shrink ing vi o let ▶noun informal an exaggeratedly shy person: Dorothy is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views.

Oxford Dictionary

shrinking violet

shrink |ing vio ¦let ▶noun [ often with negative ] informal an exaggeratedly shy person: Dorothy is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views.