"shrink away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: shrinks away [present, singular, third-person], shrinking away [participle, present], shrank away [past], shrunk away [past], shrunk away [participle, past], shrunken away [participle, past]
Etymology: shrink + away Head templates: {{en-verb|shrink<,,shrank,shrunk> away|past2=shrunk away|past_ptc2=shrunken away}} shrink away (third-person singular simple present shrinks away, present participle shrinking away, simple past shrank away or shrunk away, past participle shrunk away or shrunken away)
  1. To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "shrank away",
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    {
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          "ref": "1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Chapter 8”, in Emily of New Moon:",
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          "draw back"
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        [
          "cringe",
          "cringe"
        ],
        [
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          "back down"
        ],
        [
          "shy away",
          "shy away"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "form": "shrinks away",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shrinking away",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "shrank away",
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    },
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