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Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.

Constringe :: Constringe (v. t.) To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.

Contractile :: Contractile (a.) tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues..

Bold :: Bold (n.) Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.

Shrank :: Shrank () imp. of Shrink.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..

Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..

Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold..

Contract :: Contract (v. i.) To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet..

Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..

Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..

Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..

Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.

Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. i.) To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up..

Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.

Unflinching :: Unflinching (a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.

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