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shrinkings

noun as in shrinkage

noun as in stricture

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Example Sentences

Thus he came reeling down the aisle, thrusting his bottle right and left, to be denied with shrinkings or with bluff excuses.

How lacking in the reserves, the natural instincts and shrinkings of the well-bred English girl!

These shrinkings from animals are among the most capricious-looking of all childish fears.

For well and zealously, though full of natural shrinkings, did Madame de Montagu perform her part on the busy stage.

But the Norskman, though full of shrinkings, slid down over the glittering ice fragments into the cold, black cave beyond.

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On this page you'll find 326 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shrinkings, such as: absence, dearth, inadequacy, loss, paucity, and poverty.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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