- present participle of shrink.
shrinking
Example Sentences
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The obvious objection is that cloud revenue is accelerating, rather than shrinking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Internet content production is one of the few growth categories left in a Los Angeles production landscape that keeps shrinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The working-age population is no longer growing — and it might even be shrinking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The exhausting combination of heavy demands and a shrinking fleet is producing longer deployments—and wearing out crews and capital assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He did not want to tangle with humans and was trying to keep his distance, but the shrinking circle gave him no chance to flee.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
